Enrollment
301
High
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LISBON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191725001009
Lisbon Secondary School
235 W School St, Lisbon, IA 52253 · (319) 455-2106 · Linn County
GRADES 07–12HIGH31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of Iowa public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
12.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
54 students
DISTRICT 15% · 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 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 10 | 56 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 58 | 19% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Lisbon Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.7pp since 2023
Math
79.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.2% | 79.7% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 76.2% |
% 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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Lisbon Secondary School
Lisbon Secondary School's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Secondary School this school | 301 | 17.9% | 80.2% |
| Wapsie Valley High School Fairbank | 273 | 17.2% | 67.7% |
| Jesup High School Jesup | 269 | 17.8% | 80.8% |
| Roland-Story High School Story City | 317 | 18.0% | 85.2% |
| Aplington-Parkersburg High School Parkersburg | 247 | 20.2% | 85.1% |
| Woodward-Granger High School Woodward | 270 | 20.7% | 73.8% |
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 Lisbon Secondary School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #58 of 313 | #3 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #58 of 314 ▲ 22 | #3 of 14 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #37 of 314 ▲ 128 | #4 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #170 of 340 | #9 of 15 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #61 of 259 | #3 of 12 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #242 of 260 | #11 of 12 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 17.9% | #295 of 320 | #12 of 15 |
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
301
+120 (+66%) vs 2020
+189% since 1990-91, when it was 104
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 10.7:1
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 | 301 | 23.8 | 12.6:1 | 18% (54) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 19% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 304 | 22 | 13.8:1 | 21% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 21% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 185 | 14.3 | 13.0:1 | 21% (38) |
| 2015-16 | 187 | 12 | 15.6:1 | 21% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 18% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 10% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 104 | 10 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lisbon Secondary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 63% (185 to 301); teachers up 67% (14.3 to 23.8).
About Lisbon Secondary School
Lisbon Secondary School sits in Lisbon, Iowa, and is classified as a high school. Its enrollment is 301 students, spread over grades 7 through 12. On average, high schools in Iowa enroll around 468, and this school is 36% below that mark.
Lisbon Comm School District runs 2 schools with a combined 762 students. Lisbon Secondary School is one of them.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 84%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
Its ratio of 12.6:1 is based on 23.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 18%. For comparison, public schools in Linn County average 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Lisbon Secondary School lands at B+, ahead of 66% of Iowa public high schools.
In Iowa, Lisbon Secondary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 80.2% actual against a predicted 83.0%.
For the population of Linn County, median household income comes to about $77,649, 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Linn County's 83 public schools enroll about 36,480 students and include Lisbon Secondary School.
Of the public schools around it, Lisbon Secondary School is closest to Lisbon Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Lisbon Secondary School has 4 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: Lisbon Secondary School ranks 3rd of 9 nearby schools, at 80.2% versus an 80.2% average.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
In 2020-21, federal data counted 181 students at Lisbon Secondary School; in 2024-25, 301. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. The ratio of students to teachers went from 10.7:1 to 12.6:1 over the same years.
On allk12, people connected to Lisbon Secondary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lisbon Comm School District
- Lisbon Elementary SchoolElementary · 461 students
Nearby schools
- Lisbon Elementary School0.0 mi · 461
- Washington Elementary School1.9 mi · 543
- Mount Vernon Middle School2.0 mi · 425
- Mount Vernon High School2.1 mi · 470
- North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center7.3 mi · 139
- Lakeview Elementary9.6 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Lisbon Secondary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lisbon Secondary School?
Lisbon Secondary School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades 07-12.
Is Lisbon Secondary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lisbon Secondary School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Lisbon Secondary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Lisbon Secondary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lisbon Secondary School?
At Lisbon Secondary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Lisbon Secondary School public or private?
Lisbon Secondary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lisbon Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.