Enrollment
342
High
DISTRICT 184 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POSTVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192334001378
John R Mott Jr/Hi School
314 W Post, Postville, IA 52162 · (563) 864-7652 · Allamakee County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
270 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 7 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 60 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 23% |
Student demographics
43%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 39% · 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 Postville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
61.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -6.1pp since 2023
Math
43.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.6% | 43.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.7% | 52.7% |
% 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
53.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 John R Mott Jr/Hi School
John R Mott Jr/Hi School's state test result (53.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John R Mott Jr/Hi School this school | 342 | 78.9% | 53.2% |
| Denison High School Denison | 777 | 64.4% | 72.3% |
| Marshalltown High School Marshalltown | 1,629 | 72.6% | 54.6% |
| Perry High School Perry | 549 | 54.5% | 67.3% |
| Rock Valley High School Rock Valley | 242 | 63.2% | 82.2% |
| North High School Sioux City | 1,529 | 63.2% | 54.4% |
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 John R Mott Jr/Hi School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #295 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.3% | #307 of 314 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #290 of 314 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #149 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.1:1 | #21 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.6% | #72 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #5 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.1% | #62 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
342
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+105% since 1990-91, when it was 167
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 342 | 30.8 | 11.1:1 | 79% (270) |
| 2023-24 | 365 | 28.8 | 12.7:1 | 77% (281) |
| 2022-23 | 351 | 24.8 | 14.1:1 | 75% (264) |
| 2020-21 | 350 | 27 | 13.0:1 | 100% (350) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 27.5 | 11.1:1 | 78% (238) |
| 2015-16 | 262 | 25 | 10.5:1 | 100% (262) |
| 2010-11 | 145 | 13 | 11.2:1 | 59% (85) |
| 2000-01 | 197 | 16 | 12.3:1 | 20% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 167 | 14 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John R Mott Jr/Hi School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (305 to 342); teachers up 12% (27.5 to 30.8).
About John R Mott Jr/Hi School
Postville, Iowa, is home to John R Mott Jr/Hi School, a small high school. Total enrollment is 342 students, and the grades served are 7 through 12. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 27% lower.
Postville Comm School District has 4 schools; together they serve 737 students.
Hispanic students are 72% of those enrolled at John R Mott Jr/Hi School. The remaining shares are 23% White and 4% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Allamakee County's population at about 9%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 43, compared with 70 nationally.
With 30.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 11.1:1. High schools in Iowa average 17.3:1, 6.2 more students per teacher than here. Roughly 79% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Allamakee County report 53%.
John R Mott Jr/Hi School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of Iowa public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, John R Mott Jr/Hi School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 53.2%; the prediction is 52.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Allamakee County show that median household income comes to about $70,694, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 2,183 students.
John R Mott Jr/Hi School is less than a tenth of a mile from Cora B Darling Elementary, its nearest public school. John R Mott Jr/Hi School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts John R Mott Jr/Hi School at 7th of 7.
In the federal locale system, John R Mott Jr/Hi School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at John R Mott Jr/Hi School was 350 in 2020-21 and 342 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.0:1 to 11.1:1.
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Allamakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$70,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,183 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Postville Comm School District
- Cora B Darling ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden StElementary · 18 students
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC CenterElementary · 14 students
Other schools in Postville
- Cora B Darling ElementaryElementary · 363 students
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden StElementary · 18 students
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC CenterElementary · 14 students
Nearby schools
- Cora B Darling Elementary0.1 mi · 363
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center0.1 mi · 14
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St0.1 mi · 18
- North Fayette Valley Middle School8.6 mi · 312
- Valley Elementary School8.6 mi · 169
- MFL MarMac Elementary School9.5 mi · 318
Frequently asked questions
About John R Mott Jr/Hi SchoolHow large is John R Mott Jr/Hi School?
John R Mott Jr/Hi School enrolls approximately 342 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does John R Mott Jr/Hi School serve?
John R Mott Jr/Hi School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does John R Mott Jr/Hi School have?
John R Mott Jr/Hi School employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
What is the student diversity at John R Mott Jr/Hi School?
Student demographics at John R Mott Jr/Hi School are roughly 23% White, 72% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees John R Mott Jr/Hi School?
John R Mott Jr/Hi School is overseen by Postville Comm School District in Allamakee County.
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