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Enrollment
1,380
High
DISTRICT 476 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCATINE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192013001193
Muscatine High School
2705 Cedar, Muscatine, IA 52761 · (563) 263-6141 · Muscatine County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,380 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 16% 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.
- ·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
15.6:1
89 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
592 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 332 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 349 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 366 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 333 | 24% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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 Muscatine Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +10.6pp since 2023
Math
65.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 65.2% |
| 2023-24 | 64.1% | 57.5% |
% 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
63.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Muscatine High School
Muscatine High School's state test result (63.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muscatine High School this school | 1,380 | 42.9% | 63.2% |
| East High School Sioux City | 1,495 | 51.6% | 64.1% |
| Fort Dodge High School Fort Dodge | 1,020 | 48.3% | 54.2% |
| Ottumwa High School Ottumwa | 910 | 37.4% | 58.9% |
| Evans Junior High School Ottumwa | 684 | 44.3% | 57.4% |
| Abraham Lincoln High School Council Bluffs | 1,333 | 46.1% | 52.6% |
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 Muscatine High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.2% | #263 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.2% | #224 of 314 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #209 of 314 ▲ 71 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,380 | #25 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #183 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #33 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #91 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #69 of 125 |
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
1,380
-109 (-7%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 1,608
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 16.5:1
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 | 1,380 | 88.6 | 15.6:1 | 43% (592) |
| 2023-24 | 1,470 | 91 | 16.1:1 | 53% (773) |
| 2022-23 | 1,539 | 92.5 | 16.6:1 | 47% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 1,489 | 90 | 16.5:1 | 41% (612) |
| 2017-18 | 1,502 | 105.6 | 14.2:1 | 46% (691) |
| 2015-16 | 1,513 | 110 | 13.8:1 | 42% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 1,609 | 93 | 17.3:1 | 38% (615) |
| 2000-01 | 1,714 | 108 | 15.9:1 | 27% (469) |
| 1990-91 | 1,608 | 82 | 19.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Muscatine High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (1,502 to 1,380); teachers down 16% (105.6 to 88.6).
About Muscatine High School
Muscatine High School is a high school in Muscatine, Iowa, reachable at (563) 263-6141. The school's enrollment of 1,380 students covers grades 9 through 12. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
Within Muscatine Comm School District, Muscatine High School is one of 9 schools. The district enrolls 4,280 students.
White students are the majority at Muscatine High School, with 59% of enrollment. Other groups include 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. The county population is about 81% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
A ratio of 15.6:1 comes from the school's 88.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 1.7 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 43% in 2024-25.
Muscatine High School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 16% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 70.5% for a school in Iowa with Muscatine High School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Muscatine High School posts 63.2%.
In the county around the school, Muscatine County, the median household income is $69,396, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. There are 15 public schools in Muscatine County, enrolling about 6,527 students in all.
The nearest other public school, Mulberry Elementary School, is about 0.4 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Muscatine High School places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Muscatine High School in a town some distance from an urbanized area (Town: Distant).
2024-25 enrollment was 1,380, a 7% decrease from 1,489 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Muscatine High School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscatine Comm School District
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Muscatine
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolElementary · 300 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Nearby schools
- Mulberry Elementary School0.4 mi · 293
- McKinley Elementary School0.7 mi · 394
- Susan Clark Junior High0.8 mi · 544
- Grant Elementary School1.1 mi · 300
- Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 441
- Franklin Elementary School1.8 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Muscatine High SchoolHow large is Muscatine High School?
Muscatine High School enrolls approximately 1,380 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Muscatine High School serve?
Muscatine High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Muscatine High School have?
Muscatine High School employs 89 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Muscatine High School?
Student demographics at Muscatine High School are roughly 59% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Muscatine High School public or private?
Muscatine High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Muscatine Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.