Enrollment
269
High
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·JESUP COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191533000924
Jesup High School
531 Prospect, Jesup, IA 50648 · (319) 827-1700 · Buchanan County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL269 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
48 students
DISTRICT 16% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 59 | 22% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 66 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 28% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 6% · 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 Jesup Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
82.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.1% | 82.7% |
| 2023-24 | 86.3% | 85.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Jesup High School
Jesup High School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jesup High School this school | 269 | 17.8% | 80.8% |
| Lisbon Secondary School Lisbon | 301 | 17.9% | 80.2% |
| Wapsie Valley High School Fairbank | 273 | 17.2% | 67.7% |
| Aplington-Parkersburg High School Parkersburg | 247 | 20.2% | 85.1% |
| Woodward-Granger High School Woodward | 270 | 20.7% | 73.8% |
| Madrid High School Madrid | 195 | 18.5% | 80.0% |
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 Jesup High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #49 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #33 of 314 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.1% | #107 of 314 ▼ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 269 | #199 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #150 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #257 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.8% | #296 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #52 of 133 |
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
269
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-40% since 1990-91, when it was 452
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 269 | 18.1 | 14.8:1 | 18% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 288 | 20.5 | 14.1:1 | 26% (74) |
| 2022-23 | 278 | 20.7 | 13.4:1 | 23% (63) |
| 2020-21 | 274 | 19 | 14.4:1 | 22% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 233 | 19.3 | 12.1:1 | 19% (44) |
| 2015-16 | 215 | 16 | 13.4:1 | 21% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 21% (51) |
| 2000-01 | 308 | 19 | 16.2:1 | 14% (44) |
| 1990-91 | 452 | 28 | 16.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Jesup High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (233 to 269); teachers down 6% (19.3 to 18.1).
About Jesup High School
Jesup High School is a high school in Jesup, Iowa, reachable at (319) 827-1700. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 269 students. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 43% lower.
Jesup Comm School District is responsible for 6 schools, Jesup High School included, with 1,024 students in all.
The share of students at Jesup High School who are White is 97%. The remaining students are 2% multiracial. Buchanan County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
Based on 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, Jesup High School has a ratio of 14.8:1. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Income data for the school show 18% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 29% average for public schools in Buchanan County is 11 points.
A school with Jesup High School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 83.0%. Jesup High School scores 80.8%, 2.2 points below that line.
Census data for Buchanan County show the median household earns about $78,236 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Jesup High School, Buchanan County has 18 public schools.
Jesup Elementary School is the nearest public school to Jesup High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 6 schools in the immediate area with test results, Jesup High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, enrollment moved from 274 to 269, a small change.
This page collects posts and questions about Jesup High School, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,694
Census ACS
Median income
$78,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,231 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Jesup Comm School District
- Jesup Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Jesup Middle SchoolMiddle · 249 students
- Triumph Elementary SchoolElementary · 42 students
- Perry #1 Elementary SchoolElementary · 29 students
- Prairie Grove Elementary SchoolElementary · 23 students
Other schools in Jesup
- Jesup Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- Jesup Middle SchoolMiddle · 249 students
Nearby schools
- Jesup Elementary School0.0 mi · 412
- Jesup Middle School0.0 mi · 249
- Perry #1 Elementary School5.8 mi · 29
- Triumph Elementary School7.1 mi · 42
- Prairie Grove Elementary School7.4 mi · 23
- Independence Junior Senior High School7.6 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About Jesup High SchoolHow many students attend Jesup High School?
Jesup High School enrolls approximately 269 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Jesup High School serve?
Jesup High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Jesup High School have?
Jesup High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
How diverse is Jesup High School?
Jesup High School reports a student body of 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Jesup High School?
Jesup High School is overseen by Jesup Comm School District in Buchanan County.
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