Enrollment
219
High
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENOX COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191662000992
Lenox High School
600 S Locust St, Lenox, IA 50851 · (641) 333-2244 · Taylor County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL219 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 84% of Iowa public high schools
- B+Test 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
13.8:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
55%
120 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 7 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 44 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 42 | 19% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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 Lenox Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.9% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 83.4% | 70.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 13 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Lenox High School
Lenox High School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox High School this school | 219 | 54.8% | 77.3% |
| Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School Belmond | 297 | 51.9% | 68.4% |
| Sibley-Ocheyedan High School Sibley | 195 | 48.2% | 77.1% |
| Saydel High School Des Moines | 458 | 52.8% | 48.9% |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School Hartley | 203 | 50.2% | 71.7% |
| Westside Junior-Senior High School Westside | 108 | 50.9% | 86.8% |
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 Lenox High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #97 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #79 of 314 ▲ 73 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #110 of 314 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 219 | #239 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #108 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.5% | #75 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.8% | #31 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.9% | #130 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
219
-2 (-1%) vs 2020
-2% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
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 | 219 | 15.8 | 13.8:1 | 55% (120) |
| 2023-24 | 217 | 14.1 | 15.4:1 | 52% (112) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 17.2 | 12.6:1 | 53% (114) |
| 2020-21 | 221 | 17 | 13.0:1 | 56% (123) |
| 2017-18 | 217 | 18.3 | 11.9:1 | 47% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 195 | 18 | 10.8:1 | 45% (87) |
| 2010-11 | 187 | 15 | 12.5:1 | 47% (87) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 19 | 11.2:1 | 40% (84) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 16 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenox High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (217 to 219); teachers down 13% (18.3 to 15.8).
About Lenox High School
Lenox High School is a small high school for students in Lenox, Iowa. Grades offered run from 7 through 12, with 219 students enrolled. The average among high schools in Iowa is roughly 468 students; this school is 53% smaller than that.
Lenox Comm School District has 527 students spread across 2 schools.
At Lenox High School, White students make up 72% of the student body. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic. In Taylor County overall, about 90% of residents are White. Lenox High School's diversity index is 42%, against a US figure of 70%.
Lenox High School employs 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 13.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Lenox High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 55%. For comparison, public schools in Taylor County average 52%.
The allk12 Grade for Lenox High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 84% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Lenox High School would score about 64.5%. It scores 77.3%, a top-10% result among Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Federal survey data for Taylor County show that the median household income is $67,740, roughly 16% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 4 public schools in Taylor County, enrolling about 1,041 students in all.
The closest public school to Lenox High School is Lenox Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Lenox High School comes in 3rd of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Lenox High School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 221 in 2020-21, 219 in 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,868
Census ACS
Median income
$67,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lenox Comm School District
- Lenox Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Lenox Elementary School0.0 mi · 308
- Diagonal Elementary School12.1 mi · 58
- Diagonal Junior-Senior High School12.1 mi · 52
- Southwest Valley High school12.4 mi · 195
- Corning Elementary School12.6 mi · 210
- Creston Early Childhood Center16.6 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Lenox High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lenox High School?
Lenox High School enrolls approximately 219 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Lenox High School serve?
Lenox High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lenox High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lenox High School is approximately 13.8:1 (16 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Lenox High School?
Lenox High School reports a student body of 72% White, 26% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is Lenox High School in?
Lenox High School is part of Lenox Comm School District.
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