Enrollment
353
High
DISTRICT 411 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LOUISA-MUSCATINE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191782001025
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School
14354 170th St, Letts, IA 52754 · (319) 726-3421 · Louisa County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 83% 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.
- ABeats 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
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
144 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 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 65 | 18% |
| Grade 10 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 54 | 15% |
Student demographics
24%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 Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
77.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.3% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 83.6% | 72.5% |
% 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
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School this school | 353 | 40.8% | 78.2% |
| Greene County High School Jefferson | 375 | 40.3% | 66.3% |
| West Central Valley High School Stuart | 264 | 40.9% | 67.1% |
| Oelwein High School Oelwein | 334 | 42.5% | 58.6% |
| New Hampton High School New Hampton | 318 | 37.4% | 77.6% |
| Davis County Community High School Bloomfield | 358 | 39.7% | 64.4% |
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 Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #89 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #81 of 314 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #89 of 314 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #144 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #59 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.2% | #119 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.8% | #107 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.1% | #30 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
353
-33 (-9%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 445
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 353 | 28 | 12.6:1 | 41% (144) |
| 2023-24 | 357 | 28.2 | 12.7:1 | 41% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 361 | 26.9 | 13.4:1 | 42% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 386 | 30 | 12.9:1 | 35% (135) |
| 2017-18 | 280 | 23.3 | 12.0:1 | 29% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 19 | 13.8:1 | 24% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 290 | 27 | 10.7:1 | 41% (120) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 37 | 11.8:1 | 12% (54) |
| 1990-91 | 445 | 27 | 16.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (280 to 353); teachers up 20% (23.3 to 28).
About Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School is a small high school in Letts, Iowa, under Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District. It is open to students in grades 7 through 12 and enrolls 353 students. That is 25% below the average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
The district for Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School is Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District, with 2 schools and 821 students.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School. Next come 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School are from different groups.
There are 28 full-time-equivalent teachers at Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School, giving a ratio of 12.6:1. High schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 17.3:1. By family income, 41% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Iowa public high schools, Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School outscored 83%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School are 6.7 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (78.2% actual, 71.5% predicted).
In Louisa County, the median household earns about $77,354 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Louisa County, 9 public schools serve about 2,165 students.
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School's nearest public school is Louisa-Muscatine Elementary (about 0.2 miles). There are 7 more public schools inside ten miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 353, compared with 386 in 2020-21.
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Louisa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,678
Census ACS
Median income
$77,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District
- Louisa-Muscatine ElementaryElementary · 468 students
Nearby schools
- Louisa-Muscatine Elementary0.2 mi · 468
- Wapello Elementary School8.5 mi · 229
- Wapello Senior High School8.8 mi · 187
- Wapello Junior High School8.8 mi · 102
- Columbus Community Junior High School8.9 mi · 104
- Columbus Community High School8.9 mi · 220
Frequently asked questions
About Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School?
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School serve?
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School.
How diverse is Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School?
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School reports a student body of 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School?
Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School is overseen by Louisa-Muscatine Comm School District in Louisa County.
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