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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at Iowa Falls - Alden High School this year?
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Enrollment
398
High
DISTRICT 307 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191473000904
Iowa Falls - Alden High School
1903 North Taylor, Iowa Falls, IA 50126 · (641) 648-6440 · Hardin County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of Iowa public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
121 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 105 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 107 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 93 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 93 | 23% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Iowa Falls Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.0pp since 2023
Math
61.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.1% | 61.2% |
| 2023-24 | 71.1% | 58.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
64.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 77% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Iowa Falls - Alden High School
Iowa Falls - Alden High School's state test result (64.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Falls - Alden High School this school | 398 | 30.4% | 64.3% |
| Carroll High School Carroll | 483 | 31.7% | 72.3% |
| Mid-Prairie High School Wellman | 362 | 29.6% | 68.9% |
| Northeast Middle-High School Goose Lake | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
| Monticello High School Monticello | 320 | 30.9% | 70.0% |
| Grinnell Community Senior High School Grinnell | 512 | 31.6% | 81.4% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Iowa Falls - Alden High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #253 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #257 of 314 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #254 of 314 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #119 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #141 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.7% | #121 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.4% | #202 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.5% | #89 of 125 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
398
-18 (-4%) vs 2020
+16% since 1990-91, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 398 | 27.1 | 14.7:1 | 30% (121) |
| 2023-24 | 420 | 28.3 | 14.8:1 | 38% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 29.9 | 13.8:1 | 35% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 38% (160) |
| 2017-18 | 421 | 31.8 | 13.2:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 417 | 31 | 13.4:1 | 35% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 30 | 13.7:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 28 | 13.4:1 | 20% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 344 | 30 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iowa Falls - Alden High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (421 to 398); teachers down 15% (31.8 to 27.1).
About Iowa Falls - Alden High School
Iowa Falls - Alden High School is a mid-sized high school for students in Iowa Falls, Iowa. Its enrollment is 398 students, spread over grades 9 through 12.
Iowa Falls Comm School District has 1,228 students spread across 4 schools.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Iowa Falls - Alden High School are from different groups.
Its ratio of 14.7:1 is based on 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 30%. On average, public schools in Hardin County report 38%.
On the allk12 Grade, Iowa Falls - Alden High School lands at D, ahead of 12% of Iowa public high schools.
In Iowa, Iowa Falls - Alden High School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 64.3% compared with a predicted 76.7%.
The county, Hardin County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $65,069 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Iowa Falls - Alden High School, Hardin County has 14 public schools.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Rock Run Elementary, is about 0.5 miles. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 72.9%; Iowa Falls - Alden High School's is 64.3%, ranking 7th of 7.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
Enrollment was 398 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 416. The ratio was 13.4:1 in 2020-21 and 14.7:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the Iowa Falls - Alden High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,639
Census ACS
Median income
$65,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iowa Falls Comm School District
- Rock Run ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Pineview ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Riverbend Middle SchoolMiddle · 257 students
Other schools in Iowa Falls
- Rock Run ElementaryElementary · 292 students
- Pineview ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Riverbend Middle SchoolMiddle · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Rock Run Elementary0.5 mi · 292
- Riverbend Middle School0.7 mi · 257
- Pineview Elementary1.0 mi · 281
- Alden Elementary School5.2 mi · 148
- The Cougars Den11.4 mi · 35
- AGWSR Elementary School11.5 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About Iowa Falls - Alden High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Iowa Falls - Alden High School?
Iowa Falls - Alden High School enrolls approximately 398 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Iowa Falls - Alden High School serve?
Iowa Falls - Alden High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Iowa Falls - Alden High School have?
Iowa Falls - Alden High School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Iowa Falls - Alden High School?
Student demographics at Iowa Falls - Alden High School are roughly 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Iowa Falls - Alden High School in?
Iowa Falls - Alden High School is part of Iowa Falls Comm School District.
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