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What's one thing North Polk High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
644
High
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH POLK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192091001248
North Polk High School
13930 NE 6th St, Alleman, IA 50007 · (515) 984-3400 · Polk County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL644 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Iowa public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
17.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
66 students
DISTRICT 9% · 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 | 149 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 158 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 177 | 27% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 North Polk Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
82.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.3% | 82.5% |
| 2023-24 | 88.0% | 87.6% |
% 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
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 North Polk High School
North Polk High School's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Polk High School this school | 644 | 10.2% | 84.6% |
| Mount Vernon High School Mount Vernon | 470 | 13.2% | 80.0% |
| Solon High School Solon | 471 | 7.2% | 87.5% |
| Hinton High School Hinton | 370 | 10.5% | 84.4% |
| Ballard High School Huxley | 586 | 15.4% | 79.3% |
| Center Point-Urbana High School Center Point | 440 | 14.5% | 82.9% |
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 North Polk High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Polk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #19 of 313 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #35 of 314 ▼ 28 | #2 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #47 of 314 ▼ 20 | #4 of 18 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 644 | #72 of 340 | #17 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #228 of 259 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.8% | #191 of 260 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.2% | #315 of 320 | #19 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.7% | #12 of 133 | #2 of 13 |
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
644
+92 (+17%) vs 2020
+71% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 644 | 37.4 | 17.2:1 | 10% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 647 | 37.1 | 17.4:1 | 12% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 647 | 36.6 | 17.7:1 | 10% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 552 | 36 | 15.3:1 | 11% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 471 | 28.1 | 16.8:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2015-16 | 412 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 10% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 372 | 27 | 13.8:1 | 10% (39) |
| 2000-01 | 435 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 6% (24) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 28 | 13.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Polk High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (471 to 644); teachers up 33% (28.1 to 37.4).
About North Polk High School
In Alleman, Iowa, part of Polk County, North Polk High School is a high school. Enrollment is 644 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. The average for high schools in Iowa is about 468 students, so this school is 38% larger than average.
Enrollment across the 5 schools in North Polk Comm School District totals 2,309 students.
Federal enrollment data show North Polk High School is 92% White. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share of the county population is lower, at 76%. North Polk High School's diversity index is 16%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school has about 17.2 students per teacher and 37.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa fairly closely. About 10% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Polk County average 49%.
allk12 grades North Polk High School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 86.8% at North Polk High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 84.6%.
Polk County has these Census figures: the median household income is $83,576, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 40% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Polk County is home to 137 public schools and about 77,436 public school students.
Nearest public school: North Polk Central Elementary School, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 82.6%; North Polk High School's is 84.6%, ranking 3rd of 9.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Over 4 years, North Polk High School's enrollment climbed 17%, to 644. The school's ratio rose from 15.3:1 to 17.2:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Polk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
503,175
Census ACS
Median income
$83,576
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
40%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
137
77,436 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Polk Comm School District
- North Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- North Polk Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
- North Polk West Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Big Creek ElementaryElementary · 357 students
Other schools in Alleman
- North Polk Middle SchoolMiddle · 504 students
- North Polk Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 408 students
Nearby schools
- North Polk Central Elementary School0.1 mi · 408
- North Polk Middle School0.2 mi · 504
- Rock Creek Elementary3.7 mi · 639
- Ashland Ridge Elementary4.3 mi · 548
- Ankeny Centennial High School4.6 mi · 1,470
- Northeast Elementary5.0 mi · 595
Frequently asked questions
About North Polk High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Polk High School?
North Polk High School enrolls approximately 644 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does North Polk High School serve?
North Polk High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does North Polk High School have?
North Polk High School employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at North Polk High School?
Student demographics at North Polk High School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees North Polk High School?
North Polk High School is overseen by North Polk Comm School District in Polk County.
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