Enrollment
366
High
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKOBOJI COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190002102002
Okoboji High School
901 H. Ave., Milford, IA 51351 · (712) 338-2446 · Dickinson County
GRADES 09–12HIGH33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL366 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% 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
15.1:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
105 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 89 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 94 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 91 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 92 | 25% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Okoboji Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.5pp since 2023
Math
67.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 67.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.5% | 73.5% |
% 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
74.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Okoboji High School
Okoboji High School's state test result (74.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoboji High School this school | 366 | 28.7% | 74.2% |
| Mid-Prairie High School Wellman | 362 | 29.6% | 68.9% |
| Audubon Middle-High School Audubon | 291 | 28.2% | 82.9% |
| Northeast Middle-High School Goose Lake | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
| Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School Manson | 337 | 30.3% | 60.9% |
| Osage High School Osage | 294 | 28.2% | 84.3% |
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 Okoboji High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #145 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #201 of 314 ▼ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #206 of 314 ▼ 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 366 | #133 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #158 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.1% | #142 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.7% | #222 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +36.6% | #13 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
366
+25 (+7%) vs 2020
+46% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 16.2:1
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 | 366 | 24.3 | 15.1:1 | 29% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 373 | 23.3 | 16.0:1 | 31% (117) |
| 2022-23 | 365 | 22.8 | 16.0:1 | 37% (136) |
| 2020-21 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 32% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 268 | 20.5 | 13.1:1 | 34% (90) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 22 | 11.7:1 | 29% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 269 | 25 | 10.8:1 | 30% (80) |
| 2000-01 | 303 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 11% (33) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 21 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okoboji High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 37% (268 to 366); teachers up 19% (20.5 to 24.3).
About Okoboji High School
Okoboji High School is a small high school for students in Milford, Iowa. The school counted 366 students in 2024-25, covering grades 9 through 12. It has 22% fewer students than the average for high schools in Iowa (about 468).
Okoboji Comm School District (3 schools, 1,196 students) runs Okoboji High School.
The share of White students at Okoboji High School is 89%. Enrollment also includes 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The diversity index for Okoboji High School is 20%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.1 students per teacher. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average 17.3:1. Of all students at Okoboji High School, 29% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Dickinson County is similar, at 31%.
On the allk12 Grade, Okoboji High School lands at B-, ahead of 49% of Iowa public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Okoboji High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.2%; the prediction is 77.6%.
The school is in Dickinson County, where median household income comes to about $75,432, 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Dickinson County's 9 public schools enroll about 3,005 students and include Okoboji High School.
Okoboji Middle School is the nearest public school to Okoboji High School, about 0.2 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Okoboji High School comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Town: Remote, means it is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 366 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 341. The ratio of students to teachers went from 16.2:1 to 15.1:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the Okoboji High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,990
Census ACS
Median income
$75,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okoboji Comm School District
- Okoboji Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Okoboji Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in Milford
- Okoboji Elementary SchoolElementary · 491 students
- Okoboji Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Okoboji Middle School0.2 mi · 339
- Okoboji Elementary School0.4 mi · 491
- Spirit Lake Elementary School6.8 mi · 547
- Spirit Lake Middle School6.9 mi · 379
- Spirit Lake High School7.0 mi · 393
- Graettinger-Terril Elementary School9.4 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Okoboji High SchoolHow large is Okoboji High School?
Okoboji High School enrolls approximately 366 students in grades 09-12.
Is Okoboji High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Okoboji High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Okoboji High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Okoboji High School is approximately 15.1:1 (24 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Okoboji High School?
At Okoboji High School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Okoboji High School public or private?
Okoboji High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okoboji Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.