Enrollment
50
High
DISTRICT 54 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ORIENT-MACKSBURG COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192181001299
Orient-Macksburg Senior High School
201 S. School Street, Orient, IA 50858 · (641) 352-4800 · Adair County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL50 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
555.6:1
0 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 282.0:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
28 students
DISTRICT 54% · 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 7 | 9 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 5 | 10% |
| Grade 9 | 10 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 12 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 10 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 4 | 8% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Orient-Macksburg Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.4pp since 2023
Math
60.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -7.7pp 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 60 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.0% | 60.0% |
| 2023-24 | 73.6% | 67.7% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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 →
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
50
-23 (-32%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 80
Student : Teacher
555.6:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 50 | 0.1 | 555.6:1 | 56% (28) |
| 2023-24 | 54 | N/A | N/A | 59% (32) |
| 2022-23 | 66 | N/A | N/A | 65% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 73 | 5 | 14.6:1 | 60% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 70 | 6.8 | 10.3:1 | 64% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 75 | 6 | 12.5:1 | 51% (38) |
| 2010-11 | 94 | 7 | 13.4:1 | 40% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 186 | 18 | 10.3:1 | 30% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 80 | 21 | 3.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orient-Macksburg Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (70 to 50); teachers down 99% (6.8 to 0.1).
About Orient-Macksburg Senior High School
Orient-Macksburg Senior High School is a small high school in Orient-Macksburg Comm School District, located in Orient, Iowa. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 50 students. The school's enrollment is 89% smaller than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
Orient-Macksburg Comm School District runs Orient-Macksburg Senior High School along with 1 other school, enrolling 108 students in total.
White students make up 92% of enrollment at Orient-Macksburg Senior High School. Next come 6% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The White share in Adair County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The school's diversity index is 15%, meaning two students picked at random have a 15% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 555.6:1, with 0.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Orient-Macksburg Senior High School is 56%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Adair County is 43%.
allk12 grades Orient-Macksburg Senior High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 63.9%.
Across Adair County, the median household income is $68,092, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Adair County is home to 5 public schools and about 744 public school students.
Nearest public school: Orient Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Orient-Macksburg Senior High School places 7th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Orient-Macksburg Senior High School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment is down 32% from 2020-21, when Orient-Macksburg Senior High School had 73 students, to 2024-25, when it had 50. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 555.6:1, from 14.6:1.
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Adair County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,460
Census ACS
Median income
$68,092
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
744 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Orient-Macksburg Comm School District
- Orient Elementary SchoolElementary · 58 students
Nearby schools
- Orient Elementary School0.0 mi · 58
- Nodaway Valley Elementary School8.0 mi · 312
- Nodaway Valley High School8.1 mi · 180
- Creston Elementary School8.8 mi · 416
- Creston Middle School8.8 mi · 259
- Creston High School9.2 mi · 486
Frequently asked questions
About Orient-Macksburg Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Orient-Macksburg Senior High School?
Orient-Macksburg Senior High School enrolls approximately 50 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Orient-Macksburg Senior High School serve?
Orient-Macksburg Senior High School serves grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Orient-Macksburg Senior High School?
Approximately 555.6:1 students per teacher at Orient-Macksburg Senior High School.
What is the student diversity at Orient-Macksburg Senior High School?
Student demographics at Orient-Macksburg Senior High School are roughly 92% White, 2% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Orient-Macksburg Senior High School?
Orient-Macksburg Senior High School is overseen by Orient-Macksburg Comm School District in Adair County.
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