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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ODEBOLT ARTHUR BATTLE CREEK IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192160002248

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School

900 John Montgomery Dr, Ida Grove, IA 51445 · (712) 364-3371 · Ida County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL326 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
  • 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

Enrollment
326
High
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 468
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
130 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Grade 98526%
Grade 107523%
Grade 117824%
Grade 128827%
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
30694%
DISTRICT 93% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
134%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Two+
52%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
16149%
Female
16551%

School pathway

Feeds from
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School06–08
Based on grade levels within Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
79.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.3pp since 2023
Math
77.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 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 up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2579.8%77.9%
2023-2475.5%76.9%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School this school32639.9%76.3%
Davis County Community High School
Bloomfield
35839.7%64.4%
South Central Calhoun High School
Lake City
28440.5%74.1%
Greene County High School
Jefferson
37540.3%66.3%
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High
Eddyville
43138.5%65.7%
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School
Packwood
25842.2%71.8%
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 Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School ranks

Among high schools
MeasureThis schoolIn Iowa
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
76.3%#115 of 313
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
77.9%#76 of 314
▼ 5
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
79.8%#124 of 314
▲ 64
Enrollment
ranked largest first
326#156 of 340
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
14.2:1#125 of 259
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
11.7%#233 of 260
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.9%#115 of 320
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 2024-25
Enrollment
326
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 14.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-253262314.2:140% (130)
2023-243172214.4:141% (129)
2022-2330622.713.5:140% (121)
2020-213202214.6:143% (139)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School.

About Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School

Federal records list Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School as a high school in Ida Grove, Iowa. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 326 students. Against the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 30% lower.

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District has 934 students spread across 4 schools.

White students are the large majority at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School, with 94% of enrollment. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 93% White, within a few points of the school. The chance that two students picked at random at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 12%.

Its 23 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 40% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 42% average for public schools in Ida County.

allk12 grades Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.

Test results at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School are 4.3 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (76.3% actual, 72.0% predicted).

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is located in Ida County, where median household income is about $63,073, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is one of 5 public schools in Ida County, which together enroll about 1,156 students.

Nearest public school: Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove, about 0.4 miles away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School at 2nd of 7.

NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.

Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 320 to 326.

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Ida County at a glance

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Population
6,911
Census ACS
Median income
$63,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,156 students

Quick facts

School name
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School
District
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District
Address
900 John Montgomery Dr, Ida Grove, IA 51445
Phone
(712) 364-3371
County
Ida County
Level
High
Grade range
09–12
Total enrollment
326
Teachers (FTE)
23
Student–teacher ratio
14.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
130 (40%)
Locale
43-Rural: Remote
NCES ID
192160002248
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School
What is the total enrollment at Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School enrolls approximately 326 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School serve?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School have?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
How diverse is Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School reports a student body of 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School in?
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is part of Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District.
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