Enrollment
284
High
DISTRICT 299 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW LONDON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192046001210
New London Jr-Sr High School
101 Jack Wilson Dr, New London, IA 52645 · (319) 367-0500 · Henry County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
117 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 6 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 46 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 13% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 New London Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.9pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 70.2% | 59.7% |
% 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
65.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 New London Jr-Sr High School
New London Jr-Sr High School's state test result (65.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New London Jr-Sr High School this school | 284 | 41.2% | 65.9% |
| English Valleys Jr-Sr High School North English | 214 | 43.0% | 76.2% |
| North Cedar Jr/Sr High School Clarence | 243 | 44.4% | 61.4% |
| South Central Calhoun High School Lake City | 284 | 40.5% | 74.1% |
| South Hardin High School Eldora | 237 | 40.5% | 70.5% |
| East Sac County High School Lake View | 344 | 43.6% | 73.2% |
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 New London Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.9% | #240 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #210 of 314 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #274 of 314 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #188 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #48 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.4% | #118 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.2% | #103 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.4% | #117 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
284
-9 (-3%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 294
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 284 | 23.3 | 12.2:1 | 41% (117) |
| 2023-24 | 290 | 23.4 | 12.4:1 | 43% (125) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 22.4 | 13.5:1 | 40% (122) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 41% (120) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 21.9 | 13.1:1 | 32% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 282 | 25 | 11.3:1 | 33% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 285 | 26 | 11.0:1 | 40% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 310 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 21% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 294 | 24 | 12.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New London Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (288 to 284); teachers up 7% (21.9 to 23.3).
About New London Jr-Sr High School
New London Jr-Sr High School is the name of a small high school in New London, Iowa. It enrolled 284 students in grades 6 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
New London Jr-Sr High School belongs to New London Comm School District, a district of 2 schools and 598 students.
White students make up 87% of enrollment at New London Jr-Sr High School. The remaining students are 5% Black, 4% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. For comparison, Henry County is about 88% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The ratio of students to teachers is 12.2:1, with 23.3 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is 5.1 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 41%. For comparison, public schools in Henry County average 44%.
allk12 grades New London Jr-Sr High School a C-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, New London Jr-Sr High School would score about 71.3%. It scores 65.9%, 5.5 points below that figure.
Within Henry County, the median household income is $67,436, about 23% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Henry County has 13 public schools and roughly 3,230 students.
Clark Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. The ten-mile area around New London Jr-Sr High School holds at least 8 other public schools. New London Jr-Sr High School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.9% against a local average of 69.0%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when New London Jr-Sr High School had 293 students, to 2024-25, when it had 284. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 13.9:1 to 12.2:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Henry County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,004
Census ACS
Median income
$67,436
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,230 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New London Comm School District
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 314 students
Nearby schools
- Clark Elementary School0.1 mi · 314
- Danville Elementary School6.3 mi · 362
- Danville Junior-Senior High School6.3 mi · 289
- Mount Pleasant High School7.2 mi · 545
- Van Allen Elementary School7.9 mi · 362
- Lincoln Elementary School8.1 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About New London Jr-Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at New London Jr-Sr High School?
New London Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does New London Jr-Sr High School serve?
New London Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New London Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New London Jr-Sr High School is approximately 12.2:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at New London Jr-Sr High School?
At New London Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 4% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New London Jr-Sr High School?
New London Jr-Sr High School is overseen by New London Comm School District in Henry County.
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