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Which teacher or staff member at Marshalltown High School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
1,629
High
DISTRICT 860 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MARSHALLTOWN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191872001091
Marshalltown High School
1602 S 2nd Ave, Marshalltown, IA 50158 · (641) 754-1130 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,629 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
102 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 91.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
1,183 students
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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 | 387 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 420 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 435 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 387 | 24% |
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 59% · 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 Marshalltown Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
58.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.6pp since 2023
Math
49.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.5% | 49.9% |
| 2023-24 | 63.1% | 50.0% |
% 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
54.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 →
Where Marshalltown High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.6% | #291 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.9% | #296 of 314 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #295 of 314 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,629 | #13 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #193 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.2% | #30 of 260 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #79 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,629
+143 (+10%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 16.5:1
% White
30%
was 40%
% Hispanic
57%
was 50%
% Black
3%
was 3%
% Asian
5%
was 4%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,629 | 101.6 | 16.0:1 | 73% (1,183) |
| 2023-24 | 1,613 | 101.4 | 15.9:1 | 72% (1,159) |
| 2022-23 | 1,582 | 103 | 15.4:1 | 57% (904) |
| 2017-18 | 1,486 | 89.8 | 16.5:1 | 55% (813) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Marshalltown High School.
About Marshalltown High School
Families in Marshalltown, Iowa, are served by Marshalltown High School, a large high school. In all, 1,629 students attend the school in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 248% above the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa.
Within Marshalltown Comm School District, Marshalltown High School is one of 10 schools. The district enrolls 5,099 students.
The student body at Marshalltown High School is 57% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 5% Asian, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. Among all residents of Marshall County, the Hispanic share is about 25%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
Marshalltown High School lists 101.6 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 16.0 students per teacher. The school's 16.0:1 compares with an average of 17.3:1 for high schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 73% of the student body.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Marshalltown High School is 1.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 54.6%. Predicted: 55.6%.
In Marshall County, median household income comes to about $73,315, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county's public schools total 17, with about 6,903 students.
Anson Elementary School is about 0.4 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Marshalltown High School, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Marshalltown High School places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Town: Distant.
Over 7 years, enrollment increased by 143 students, from 1,486 to 1,629. The percentage of White students decreased from 40% to 30% between 2017-18 and 2024-25.
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Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,114
Census ACS
Median income
$73,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Marshalltown Comm School District
- B R Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Fisher Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Other schools in Marshalltown
- B R Miller Middle SchoolMiddle · 736 students
- Lenihan Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 655 students
- Woodbury Elementary SchoolElementary · 387 students
- Fisher Elementary SchoolElementary · 368 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 358 students
- J C Hoglan Elementary SchoolElementary · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Anson Elementary School0.4 mi · 286
- Marshalltown Virtual Academy0.5 mi · 90
- Lenihan Intermediate School0.5 mi · 655
- Fisher Elementary School0.7 mi · 368
- J C Hoglan Elementary School0.8 mi · 337
- Woodbury Elementary School1.4 mi · 387
Frequently asked questions
About Marshalltown High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Marshalltown High School?
Marshalltown High School enrolls approximately 1,629 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Marshalltown High School serve?
Marshalltown High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Marshalltown High School have?
Marshalltown High School employs 102 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Marshalltown High School?
Student demographics at Marshalltown High School are roughly 30% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Marshalltown High School in?
Marshalltown High School is part of Marshalltown Comm School District.
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