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What's one thing Northeast Middle-High School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
452
High
DISTRICT 423 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHEAST COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192109001266
Northeast Middle-High School
3690 Hwy.136, Goose Lake, IA 52750 · (563) 577-2249 · Clinton County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL452 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of Iowa public high schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
14.0:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
131 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 6 | 47 | 10% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 60 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 17% |
Student demographics
18%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 Northeast Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.7pp 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 78 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 up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.7% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 87.2% | 75.4% |
% 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
80.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% 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 Northeast Middle-High School
Northeast Middle-High School's state test result (80.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northeast Middle-High School this school | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
| Okoboji High School Milford | 366 | 28.7% | 74.2% |
| Winterset Senior High School Winterset | 530 | 27.7% | 74.9% |
| Iowa Falls - Alden High School Iowa Falls | 398 | 30.4% | 64.3% |
| Mid-Prairie High School Wellman | 362 | 29.6% | 68.9% |
| Clear Lake High School Clear Lake | 461 | 26.9% | 77.5% |
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 Northeast Middle-High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.1% | #61 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #73 of 314 ▲ 19 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.7% | #55 of 314 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 452 | #108 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #118 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.2% | #161 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #220 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #114 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
452
-39 (-8%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 315
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 452 | 32.3 | 14.0:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 478 | 34.2 | 14.0:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 470 | 33.4 | 14.1:1 | 30% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 491 | 35 | 14.0:1 | 31% (154) |
| 2017-18 | 461 | 33.1 | 13.9:1 | 27% (123) |
| 2015-16 | 494 | 35 | 14.1:1 | 30% (149) |
| 2010-11 | 354 | 24 | 14.8:1 | 29% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 364 | 27 | 13.5:1 | 14% (51) |
| 1990-91 | 315 | 25 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northeast Middle-High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (461 to 452); teachers down 2% (33.1 to 32.3).
About Northeast Middle-High School
Northeast Middle-High School is a medium-sized high school found in Goose Lake, Iowa. Enrolled students number 452 students, in grades 6 through 12.
Northeast Comm School District enrolls 846 students, and its 2 schools include Northeast Middle-High School.
Federal enrollment data show Northeast Middle-High School is 90% White. Other groups make up 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 90% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Northeast Middle-High School employs 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.0:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Northeast Middle-High School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 29%. For comparison, public schools in Clinton County average 42%.
The allk12 Grade for Northeast Middle-High School is A-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 82% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Northeast Middle-High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 80.1%; the prediction is 77.5%.
Census estimates describe Clinton County this way: the median household income is $66,981, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Clinton County has 18 public schools and roughly 7,129 students.
The closest public school to Northeast Middle-High School is Northeast Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Northeast Middle-High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 3 others within ten miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Northeast Middle-High School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Northeast Middle-High School as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 39 fewer students in 2024-25.
Community posts for Northeast Middle-High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,268
Census ACS
Median income
$66,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,129 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northeast Comm School District
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Elementary School0.2 mi · 394
- Easton Valley Junior High / High School5.8 mi · 198
- Easton Valley Elementary School6.5 mi · 287
- Clinton Middle School10.7 mi · 745
- Eagle Heights Elementary School11.0 mi · 443
- Whittier Elementary School11.6 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About Northeast Middle-High SchoolHow large is Northeast Middle-High School?
Northeast Middle-High School enrolls approximately 452 students in grades 06-12.
Is Northeast Middle-High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northeast Middle-High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Middle-High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Northeast Middle-High School is approximately 14.0:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northeast Middle-High School?
At Northeast Middle-High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Northeast Middle-High School public or private?
Northeast Middle-High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northeast Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.