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Enrollment
1,035
High
DISTRICT 704 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192124001275
Norwalk Senior High School
1201 North Ave, Norwalk, IA 50211 · (515) 981-4201 · Warren County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,035 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest 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
16.6:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
156 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 267 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 264 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 270 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 234 | 23% |
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Norwalk Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
79.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 79.5% |
| 2023-24 | 76.0% | 73.9% |
% 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Norwalk Senior High School
Norwalk Senior High School's state test result (75.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwalk Senior High School this school | 1,035 | 15.1% | 75.2% |
| Pella High School Pella | 801 | 14.6% | 88.5% |
| Dallas Center-Grimes High School Grimes | 1,073 | 17.8% | 75.7% |
| Waverly-Shell Rock Senior High School Waverly | 737 | 17.5% | 82.9% |
| Western Dubuque High School Epworth | 927 | 19.0% | 84.0% |
| Bondurant-Farrar High School Bondurant | 849 | 20.4% | 71.0% |
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 Norwalk Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.2% | #129 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #61 of 314 ▲ 50 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #117 of 314 ▲ 63 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,035 | #42 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.6:1 | #209 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.7% | #125 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.1% | #304 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.5% | #28 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
1,035
+73 (+8%) vs 2020
+113% since 1990-91, when it was 485
Student : Teacher
16.6:1
was 16.9:1
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 | 1,035 | 62.2 | 16.6:1 | 15% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 1,035 | 62.3 | 16.6:1 | 18% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 1,035 | 61.4 | 16.9:1 | 19% (196) |
| 2020-21 | 962 | 57 | 16.9:1 | 18% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 818 | 58.3 | 14.0:1 | 15% (124) |
| 2015-16 | 834 | 57 | 14.6:1 | 17% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 759 | 56 | 13.6:1 | 14% (104) |
| 2000-01 | 666 | 49 | 13.6:1 | 7% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 485 | 37 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Norwalk Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 27% (818 to 1,035); teachers up 7% (58.3 to 62.2).
About Norwalk Senior High School
Norwalk Senior High School is a large high school in Norwalk, Iowa, administered by Norwalk Comm School District. A federal count lists 1,035 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. Average enrollment for high schools in Iowa is about 468, so this school runs 121% larger than that.
A total of 5 schools make up Norwalk Comm School District, with 3,519 students enrolled.
Norwalk Senior High School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Norwalk Senior High School has a diversity index of 23%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Norwalk Senior High School, 62.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 16.6:1. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 17.3:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 15% of enrollment. Among public schools in Warren County, the average eligibility rate is 24%.
Norwalk Senior High School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 41% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Norwalk Senior High School is -9.2 points: 75.2% actual, 84.4% predicted.
County data help place the school in context: in Warren County, median household income is about $94,588, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. The public schools of Warren County number 20 and enroll about 10,473.
Of nearby public schools, Norwalk Middle School is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Norwalk Senior High School comes in 4th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Norwalk Senior High School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.
Norwalk Senior High School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,409
Census ACS
Median income
$94,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norwalk Comm School District
- Norwalk Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Orchard Hills ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Oviatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other schools in Norwalk
- Norwalk Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Orchard Hills ElementaryElementary · 558 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Oviatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Norwalk Middle School0.2 mi · 824
- Oviatt Elementary School0.5 mi · 548
- Orchard Hills Elementary1.6 mi · 558
- Lakewood Elementary School1.9 mi · 554
- McCombs Middle School3.9 mi · 670
- Morris Elementary School3.9 mi · 519
Frequently asked questions
About Norwalk Senior High SchoolHow large is Norwalk Senior High School?
Norwalk Senior High School enrolls approximately 1,035 students in grades 09-12.
Is Norwalk Senior High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Norwalk Senior High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Norwalk Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Norwalk Senior High School is approximately 16.6:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Norwalk Senior High School?
At Norwalk Senior High School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Norwalk Senior High School in?
Norwalk Senior High School is part of Norwalk Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.