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What's something Keokuk High School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
583
High
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEOKUK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191563000932
Keokuk High School
2285 Middle Rd, Keokuk, IA 52632 · (319) 524-2542 · Lee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL583 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- C+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
15.1:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
290 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 133 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 147 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 141 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 162 | 28% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 32% · 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 Keokuk Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.3pp since 2023
Math
59.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 59 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 59.4% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 56.4% |
% 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
63.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Keokuk High School
Keokuk High School's state test result (63.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keokuk High School this school | 583 | 49.7% | 63.5% |
| Maquoketa Community High School Maquoketa | 477 | 53.0% | 50.5% |
| Centerville High School Centerville | 368 | 51.1% | 60.8% |
| Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School Fort Madison | 852 | 51.8% | 63.6% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg High School Vinton | 414 | 49.5% | 78.5% |
| Spencer High School Spencer | 688 | 45.3% | 79.1% |
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 Keokuk High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.5% | #261 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 59.4% | #263 of 314 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #269 of 314 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 583 | #76 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #160 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.8% | #97 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #54 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.7% | #101 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
583
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 744
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 583 | 38.6 | 15.1:1 | 50% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 594 | 35.3 | 16.9:1 | 51% (305) |
| 2022-23 | 598 | 36.1 | 16.6:1 | 53% (319) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 33 | 16.5:1 | 46% (249) |
| 2017-18 | 557 | 34.2 | 16.3:1 | 58% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 36 | 16.2:1 | 53% (307) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 40 | 16.9:1 | 54% (367) |
| 2000-01 | 711 | 47 | 15.1:1 | 40% (282) |
| 1990-91 | 744 | 42 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keokuk High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (557 to 583); teachers up 13% (34.2 to 38.6).
About Keokuk High School
Keokuk High School is a medium-sized high school in Keokuk, Iowa. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 583 students. The average for high schools in Iowa is about 468 students, so this school is 25% larger than average.
Keokuk Comm School District, which runs Keokuk High School, has 5 schools and 1,720 students.
The student body at Keokuk High School is 83% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, and 4% Black. Among all residents of Lee County, the White share is about 91%. Keokuk High School's diversity index is 31%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its teaching staff equals 38.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.1:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 50%. For comparison, public schools in Lee County average 53%.
Keokuk High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 67.1% at Keokuk High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.5%.
Census Bureau estimates for Lee County show that the median household income is $62,382, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. There are 13 public schools in Lee County, enrolling about 6,014 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Keokuk Middle School, is about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Keokuk High School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
For locale, NCES codes Keokuk High School as Town: Remote.
Enrollment climbed 7% from its 2020-21 level of 545. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.5:1 in 2020-21 to 15.1:1 in 2024-25.
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Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,893
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,014 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Keokuk Comm School District
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Keokuk Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Torrence ElementaryElementary · 80 students
Other schools in Keokuk
- Hawthorne Elementary SchoolElementary · 454 students
- Keokuk Middle SchoolMiddle · 381 students
- George Washington Elementary SchoolElementary · 222 students
- Torrence ElementaryElementary · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Keokuk Middle School0.1 mi · 381
- Torrence Elementary0.3 mi · 80
- Hawthorne Elementary School0.5 mi · 454
- George Washington Elementary School1.0 mi · 222
- Hamilton High School2.8 mi · 193
- Hamilton Elementary School3.5 mi · 384
Frequently asked questions
About Keokuk High SchoolHow many students attend Keokuk High School?
Keokuk High School enrolls approximately 583 students in grades 09-12.
Is Keokuk High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keokuk High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Keokuk High School have?
Keokuk High School employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Keokuk High School?
Student demographics at Keokuk High School are roughly 83% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Black, 0% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is Keokuk High School in?
Keokuk High School is part of Keokuk Comm School District.
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