Enrollment
265
High
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWOOD-KENSETT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192121001271
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School
704 7th Street North, Northwood, IA 50459 · (641) 324-2142 · Worth County
GRADES 06–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Iowa public high schools
- B-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
12.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
80 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 7 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 10 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 11 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 17% |
Student demographics
24%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 Northwood-Kensett Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -7.3pp since 2023
Math
72.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.6% | 72.8% |
| 2023-24 | 82.9% | 66.2% |
% 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% 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 Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School this school | 265 | 30.2% | 72.3% |
| Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School Marengo | 229 | 30.6% | 75.1% |
| Central Springs High School Manly | 236 | 29.7% | 76.7% |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg High School Sumner | 243 | 29.6% | 70.6% |
| South O'Brien Secondary School Paullina | 241 | 29.0% | 82.9% |
| Forest City High School Forest City | 304 | 31.6% | 78.3% |
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 Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #172 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #145 of 314 ▲ 58 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.6% | #199 of 314 ▼ 107 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #202 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #72 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.0% | #120 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #205 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.7% | #56 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
265
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
+82% since 1990-91, when it was 146
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 265 | 20.6 | 12.9:1 | 30% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 281 | 22 | 12.8:1 | 38% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 273 | 21.2 | 12.9:1 | 37% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 18 | 13.4:1 | 41% (98) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 17.5 | 13.2:1 | 34% (79) |
| 2015-16 | 250 | 19 | 13.2:1 | 33% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 33% (84) |
| 2000-01 | 279 | 23 | 12.1:1 | 22% (60) |
| 1990-91 | 146 | 14 | 10.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (231 to 265); teachers up 18% (17.5 to 20.6).
About Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School is classified as a high school. It is located in Northwood, Iowa. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 265 students. High schools in Iowa average about 468 students, which makes this school 43% below average.
The district, Northwood-Kensett Comm School District, operates 2 schools serving 552 students.
The share of students at Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School who are White is 87%. Other groups make up 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, and 2% multiracial. A diversity index of 24% means there is a 24% chance two randomly chosen students at Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School are from different groups.
With 20.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 12.9:1. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. Roughly 30% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Worth County is similar, at 32%.
On the allk12 Grade, Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School lands at C+, ahead of 41% of Iowa public high schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School is 4.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
In the surrounding county, Worth County, median household income comes to about $78,008, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 4, with about 931 students.
Measured in a straight line, Northwood-Kensett Elementary is about 0.6 miles from Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. The nearest schools with test data average 54.2%, lower than Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School's 72.3%.
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The school's enrollment rose 10% from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Worth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,350
Census ACS
Median income
$78,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
931 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwood-Kensett Comm School District
- Northwood-Kensett ElementaryElementary · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Northwood-Kensett Elementary0.6 mi · 287
- GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY8.3 mi · 104
- Success West8.3 mi · 4
- Success East8.8 mi · 16
- GLENVILLE EMMONS ELEMENTARY8.8 mi · 132
- Central Springs Elementary Manly Campus11.6 mi · 143
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood-Kensett Middle/High SchoolHow many students attend Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School?
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School serve?
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School have?
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School?
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School reports a student body of 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School public or private?
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwood-Kensett Comm School District.
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