Enrollment
334
High
DISTRICT 265 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OELWEIN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192163001288
Oelwein High School
315 8th Ave SE, Oelwein, IA 50662 · (319) 283-2731 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 9% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.8:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
142 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 9 | 92 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 77 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 83 | 25% |
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Oelwein Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
60.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.9pp since 2023
Math
56.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 56.8% |
| 2023-24 | 61.9% | 54.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
58.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 71% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Oelwein High School
Oelwein High School's state test result (58.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oelwein High School this school | 334 | 42.5% | 58.6% |
| Shenandoah High School Shenandoah | 300 | 45.0% | 78.8% |
| Greene County High School Jefferson | 375 | 40.3% | 66.3% |
| Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School Letts | 353 | 40.8% | 78.2% |
| East Sac County High School Lake View | 344 | 43.6% | 73.2% |
| Crestwood High School Cresco | 346 | 44.2% | 76.2% |
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 Oelwein High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.6% | #284 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #275 of 314 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #293 of 314 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #154 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #70 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.7% | #111 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.5% | #96 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.7% | #70 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
334
-42 (-11%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 482
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 334 | 26.1 | 12.8:1 | 43% (142) |
| 2023-24 | 341 | 25.9 | 13.2:1 | 47% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 27.1 | 11.6:1 | 46% (143) |
| 2020-21 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | 53% (199) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 26.4 | 13.7:1 | 53% (191) |
| 2015-16 | 381 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 49% (186) |
| 2010-11 | 385 | 28 | 13.8:1 | 42% (161) |
| 2000-01 | 498 | 34 | 14.7:1 | 27% (132) |
| 1990-91 | 482 | 33 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Oelwein High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (362 to 334); teachers down 1% (26.4 to 26.1).
About Oelwein High School
Oelwein High School sits in Oelwein, Iowa, and is classified as a high school. Enrollment is 334 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 9 through 12. Against the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 29% lower.
Oelwein High School is one of the 5 schools that make up Oelwein Comm School District (1,326 students in total).
White students make up 86% of enrollment at Oelwein High School. The next largest groups are 7% multiracial and 6% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 26.1 full-time positions, a ratio of 12.8:1. On average, high schools in Iowa have 17.3:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. Around 43% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 46% average for public schools in Fayette County.
Oelwein High School is graded D by allk12, scoring above 9% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Oelwein High School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.7%. The school's actual rate is 58.6%, 12.1 points lower.
In Fayette County (population about 19,288), the median household income is $60,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Oelwein High School is one of 15 public schools in the county.
The nearest public school is Little Husky Learning Center, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 5 closest schools with test data, this one included, Oelwein High School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Town: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment declined 11% from its 2020-21 level of 376. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 12.8:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,288
Census ACS
Median income
$60,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Oelwein Comm School District
- Oelwein Middle SchoolMiddle · 350 students
- Wings Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Oelwein Online SchoolCombined · 175 students
- Little Husky Learning CenterElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Oelwein
- Oelwein Middle SchoolMiddle · 350 students
- Wings Park Elementary SchoolElementary · 294 students
- Oelwein Online SchoolCombined · 175 students
- Little Husky Learning CenterElementary · 173 students
Nearby schools
- Little Husky Learning Center0.0 mi · 173
- Oelwein Middle School0.2 mi · 350
- Wings Park Elementary School0.6 mi · 294
- Oelwein Online School1.1 mi · 175
- Rural Elementary School #15.2 mi · 29
- Rural Elementary School #25.8 mi · 24
Frequently asked questions
About Oelwein High SchoolHow large is Oelwein High School?
Oelwein High School enrolls approximately 334 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Oelwein High School serve?
Oelwein High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Oelwein High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Oelwein High School is approximately 12.8:1 (26 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Oelwein High School?
At Oelwein High School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Oelwein High School public or private?
Oelwein High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Oelwein Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.