Enrollment
362
High
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MID-PRAIRIE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191914001131
Mid-Prairie High School
1634 Highway 22 E, Wellman, IA 52356 · (319) 646-6091 · Washington County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of Iowa public high schools
- C+Test 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.
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
12.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
107 students
DISTRICT 22% · 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 | 84 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 95 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 87 | 24% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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 Mid-Prairie Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.4pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 66.7% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Mid-Prairie High School
Mid-Prairie High School's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Prairie High School this school | 362 | 29.6% | 68.9% |
| Okoboji High School Milford | 366 | 28.7% | 74.2% |
| Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School Manson | 337 | 30.3% | 60.9% |
| Audubon Middle-High School Audubon | 291 | 28.2% | 82.9% |
| Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls | 398 | 30.4% | 64.3% |
| Northeast Middle-High School Goose Lake | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
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 Mid-Prairie High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #205 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #171 of 314 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #244 of 314 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #136 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #43 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.8% | #155 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.6% | #214 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.5% | #92 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
362
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
+75% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 362 | 30.2 | 12.0:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 27.1 | 13.8:1 | 24% (88) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 29.1 | 13.1:1 | 21% (78) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 24% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 28.6 | 11.9:1 | 21% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 28 | 12.2:1 | 25% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 26 | 13.0:1 | 21% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 19% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 21 | 9.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mid-Prairie High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (340 to 362); teachers up 6% (28.6 to 30.2).
About Mid-Prairie High School
Mid-Prairie High School is a small high school with its address in Wellman, Iowa. The school covers grades 9 through 12 and reported 362 students in 2024-25. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.
A total of 5 schools make up Mid-Prairie Comm School District, with 1,393 students enrolled.
The share of White students at Mid-Prairie High School is 90%. The next largest groups are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. In Washington County overall, the White share is about 90%. A diversity index of 19% means there is a 19% chance two randomly chosen students at Mid-Prairie High School are from different groups.
Mid-Prairie High School has 30.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.0:1. High schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 17.3:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. That is in line with the 32% average for public schools in Washington County.
Mid-Prairie High School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 27% of Iowa public high schools.
A school with Mid-Prairie High School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 77.2%. Mid-Prairie High School scores 68.9%, 8.3 points below that line.
The county, Washington County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $75,647 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Washington County has 13 public schools with about 3,820 students, including Mid-Prairie High School.
Mid-Prairie High School's closest public school neighbor is Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy, less than a tenth of a mile away. The five-mile area around Mid-Prairie High School holds 2 other public schools. Mid-Prairie High School's average proficiency of 68.9% compares with 70.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
NCES describes the area around Mid-Prairie High School as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school grew from 344 students in 2020-21 to 362 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Mid-Prairie High School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Washington County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
22,561
Census ACS
Median income
$75,647
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,820 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mid-Prairie Comm School District
- Mid-Prairie Middle SchoolMiddle · 415 students
- Mid-Prairie West Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Mid-Prairie East Elementary SchoolElementary · 255 students
- Mid-Prairie Virtual AcademyCombined · 31 students
Other schools in Wellman
- Mid-Prairie West Elementary SchoolElementary · 330 students
- Mid-Prairie Virtual AcademyCombined · 31 students
Nearby schools
- Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy0.1 mi · 31
- Mid-Prairie West Elementary School0.6 mi · 330
- Mid-Prairie East Elementary School6.4 mi · 255
- Mid-Prairie Middle School6.5 mi · 415
- Keota Elementary School9.5 mi · 165
- Keota High School9.5 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Mid-Prairie High SchoolHow large is Mid-Prairie High School?
Mid-Prairie High School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Mid-Prairie High School serve?
Mid-Prairie High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Mid-Prairie High School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at Mid-Prairie High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mid-Prairie High School?
At Mid-Prairie High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Mid-Prairie High School public or private?
Mid-Prairie High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Mid-Prairie Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.