Enrollment
114
High
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEOTA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191566000939
Keota High School
507 N Ellis St, Keota, IA 52248 · (641) 636-3491 · Keokuk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL114 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
9.6:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
48 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 11 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 22 | 19% |
| Grade 10 | 19 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 18 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 24 | 21% |
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Keota Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.6% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 84.0% | 72.7% |
% 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
75.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Keota High School
Keota High School's state test result (75.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keota High School this school | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School Bussey | 142 | 42.3% | 66.7% |
| River Valley Junior- Senior High School Correctionville | 137 | 40.1% | 63.3% |
| West Bend-Mallard High School West Bend | 117 | 38.5% | 70.9% |
| Murray Jr/Sr High Murray | 145 | 38.6% | 66.3% |
| Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger | 128 | 46.1% | 62.3% |
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 Keota High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #128 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #213 of 314 ▼ 92 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #88 of 314 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 114 | #317 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.1% | #100 of 320 |
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
114
-16 (-12%) vs 2020
-44% since 1990-91, when it was 203
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 114 | 11.9 | 9.6:1 | 42% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 138 | 11.9 | 11.6:1 | 41% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 133 | 13.7 | 9.7:1 | 37% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 130 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 43% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 126 | 13.1 | 9.7:1 | 27% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 12 | 10.8:1 | 22% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 14 | 9.9:1 | 20% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 173 | 20 | 8.7:1 | 15% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 203 | 20 | 10.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keota High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (126 to 114); teachers down 9% (13.1 to 11.9).
About Keota High School
The public high school Keota High School is located in Keota, Iowa. A total of 114 students attend the school, which covers grades 7 through 12. Against the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 76% lower.
The district, Keota Comm School District, has 279 students enrolled across 2 schools.
At Keota High School, White students make up 93% of the student body. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic. The county population is about 95% White, within a few points of the school. Keota High School has a diversity index of 13%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1 at Keota High School, with 11.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 42%. That is close to the 41% average for public schools in Keokuk County.
The allk12 Grade for Keota High School is B+. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 67% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Keota High School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (75.5%) and its predicted rate (70.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
In the county around the school, Keokuk County, median household income is about $62,329, roughly 17% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. Keota High School is among the 6 public schools in Keokuk County.
The school nearest to Keota High School is Keota Elementary School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within ten miles of Keota High School, there are 4 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 72.4%; Keota High School's is 75.5%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Keota High School saw enrollment fall 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.8:1 to 9.6:1 over the same years.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Keokuk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,924
Census ACS
Median income
$62,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Keota Comm School District
- Keota Elementary SchoolElementary · 165 students
Other Keota High schools
One other US public school is named Keota High. Keota High School is the largest of the 2.
- Keota High SchoolKeota, OK · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Keota Elementary School0.1 mi · 165
- Mid-Prairie West Elementary School9.2 mi · 330
- Mid-Prairie High School9.5 mi · 362
- Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy9.5 mi · 31
- English Valleys Elementary School11.9 mi · 183
- English Valleys Jr-Sr High School12.2 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Keota High SchoolHow many students attend Keota High School?
Keota High School enrolls approximately 114 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Keota High School serve?
Keota High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Keota High School have?
Keota High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Keota High School?
Student demographics at Keota High School are roughly 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Keota High School in?
Keota High School is part of Keota Comm School District.
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