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Enrollment
508
High
DISTRICT 416 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KNOXVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191584000948
Knoxville High School
1811 W Madison, Knoxville, IA 50138 · (641) 842-2173 · Marion County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% 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
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
192 students
DISTRICT 46% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 | 125 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 134 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 118 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 131 | 26% |
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Knoxville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
66.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 66.3% |
| 2023-24 | 73.1% | 65.5% |
% 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Knoxville High School
Knoxville High School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville High School this school | 508 | 37.8% | 68.6% |
| Glenwood Senior High School Glenwood | 570 | 36.8% | 75.2% |
| Clarinda High School Clarinda | 511 | 37.4% | 76.5% |
| Atlantic High School Atlantic | 478 | 37.2% | 68.5% |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High Eddyville | 431 | 38.5% | 65.7% |
| Algona High School Algona | 458 | 36.2% | 72.7% |
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 Knoxville High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #208 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #214 of 314 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #222 of 314 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #90 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #157 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.1% | #137 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.8% | #137 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #123 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
508
+16 (+3%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 508 | 33.8 | 15.1:1 | 38% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 503 | 34.9 | 14.4:1 | 40% (201) |
| 2022-23 | 500 | 33.7 | 14.8:1 | 40% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 34% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 509 | 34.5 | 14.8:1 | 31% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 531 | 36 | 14.8:1 | 32% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 636 | 38 | 16.7:1 | 36% (227) |
| 2000-01 | 629 | 36 | 17.5:1 | 13% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 32 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Knoxville High School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (509 to 508); teachers down 2% (34.5 to 33.8).
About Knoxville High School
Knoxville High School is a medium-sized high school in Knoxville, Iowa, administered by Knoxville Comm School District. The school counts 508 students across grades 9 through 12.
Knoxville Comm School District has 4 schools and 1,664 students, and Knoxville High School is one of those schools.
At Knoxville High School, White students make up 88% of the student body. The remaining students are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The chance that two students picked at random at Knoxville High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 21%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 15.1:1, with 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among high schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Knoxville High School is 38%. That is higher than the 29% average for public schools in Marion County.
Measured against Iowa public high schools, Knoxville High School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Knoxville High School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 68.6% and a predicted 73.0%.
Within Marion County, median household income is about $78,680, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 32% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 17 public schools in Marion County, with a combined enrollment of about 5,571.
Knoxville Middle School is the public school closest to Knoxville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Knoxville High School places 3rd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Federal data place Knoxville High School in the Town: Distant locale, which means it is in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Knoxville High School saw enrollment rise 3% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,642
Census ACS
Median income
$78,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Knoxville Comm School District
- West ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Northstar Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Knoxville Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Other schools in Knoxville
- West ElementaryElementary · 485 students
- Northstar Elementary SchoolElementary · 348 students
- Knoxville Middle SchoolMiddle · 323 students
Nearby schools
- Knoxville Middle School0.1 mi · 323
- West Elementary0.1 mi · 485
- Northstar Elementary School1.3 mi · 348
- Melcher-Dallas Elementary8.3 mi · 157
- Melcher-Dallas High School9.1 mi · 151
- Pleasantville High School9.6 mi · 241
Frequently asked questions
About Knoxville High SchoolHow many students attend Knoxville High School?
Knoxville High School enrolls approximately 508 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Knoxville High School serve?
Knoxville High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Knoxville High School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Knoxville High School.
How diverse is Knoxville High School?
Knoxville High School reports a student body of 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Knoxville High School?
Knoxville High School is overseen by Knoxville Comm School District in Marion County.
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