Enrollment
81
High
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMONI COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191632000975
Lamoni High School
202 N Walnut St, Lamoni, IA 50140 · (641) 784-3351 · Decatur County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL81 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% 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.
- 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
9.6:1
8 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
32 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 19 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 21 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 19 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 22 | 27% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Lamoni Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.6pp since 2023
Math
53.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.5% | 53.9% |
| 2023-24 | 66.1% | 57.6% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
60.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 72% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Lamoni High School
Lamoni High School's state test result (60.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoni High School this school | 81 | 39.5% | 60.7% |
| Ruthven-Ayrshire High School Ruthven | 58 | 37.9% | 68.3% |
| George-Little Rock Senior High School George | 102 | 38.2% | 70.1% |
| West Bend-Mallard High School West Bend | 117 | 38.5% | 70.9% |
| River Valley Junior- Senior High School Correctionville | 137 | 40.1% | 63.3% |
| Keota High School Keota | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
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 Lamoni High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 81 | #328 of 340 |
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
81
-17 (-17%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 128
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 81 | 8.4 | 9.6:1 | 40% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 6.4 | 12.6:1 | 52% (42) |
| 2022-23 | 98 | 7.1 | 13.8:1 | 50% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 98 | 9 | 10.9:1 | 43% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 96 | 10 | 9.6:1 | 45% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 78 | 10 | 7.8:1 | 47% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 126 | 13 | 9.7:1 | 38% (48) |
| 2000-01 | 135 | 12 | 11.3:1 | 20% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 128 | 11 | 11.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamoni High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (96 to 81); teachers down 16% (10 to 8.4).
About Lamoni High School
This page covers Lamoni High School, a very small high school in Lamoni, Iowa. The school counted 81 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 83% fewer students than the average for high schools in Iowa (about 468).
Lamoni Comm School District, which runs Lamoni High School, has 3 schools and 335 students.
The share of White students at Lamoni High School is 84%. Other groups make up 7% Hispanic and 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lamoni High School scores 29%.
Lamoni High School reports a ratio of 9.6 students per teacher, from 8.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lamoni High School, 40% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 61% average for public schools in Decatur County.
Lamoni High School earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of Iowa public high schools.
Lamoni High School is 11.5 points below expectations on state tests, given its student poverty level, placing it in the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Looking at the county, Decatur County, median household income comes to about $59,044, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The county's public schools total 6, with about 967 students.
Of the public schools around it, Lamoni High School is closest to Lamoni Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Lamoni High School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.4% on proficiency, and Lamoni High School is above that at 60.7%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school shrank from 98 students in 2020-21 to 81 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.9:1 to 9.6:1.
The allk12 page for Lamoni High School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,759
Census ACS
Median income
$59,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamoni Comm School District
- Lamoni Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Lamoni Middle SchoolMiddle · 63 students
Other schools in Lamoni
- Lamoni Elementary SchoolElementary · 191 students
- Lamoni Middle SchoolMiddle · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Lamoni Elementary School0.0 mi · 191
- Lamoni Middle School0.0 mi · 63
- NORTH HARRISON ELEM.10.9 mi · 111
- NORTH HARRISON HIGH10.9 mi · 106
- South Elementary School12.6 mi · 173
- Central Decatur MS/HS High School13.3 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Lamoni High SchoolHow many students attend Lamoni High School?
Lamoni High School enrolls approximately 81 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lamoni High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lamoni High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lamoni High School have?
Lamoni High School employs 8 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Lamoni High School?
Student demographics at Lamoni High School are roughly 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Lamoni High School public or private?
Lamoni High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lamoni Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.