Enrollment
220
High
DISTRICT 224 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PANORAMA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190002501334
Panorama High School
701 W. Main, Panora, IA 50216 · (641) 755-2317 · Guthrie County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL220 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 70% 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.
- 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
12.4:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
68 students
DISTRICT 33% · 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 | 54 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 58 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 46 | 21% |
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Panorama Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
78.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.1% | 78.7% |
| 2023-24 | 84.1% | 79.8% |
% 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
77.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Panorama High School
Panorama High School's state test result (77.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panorama High School this school | 220 | 30.9% | 77.8% |
| Lone Tree Middle-Senior High School Lone Tree | 205 | 29.8% | 64.4% |
| Iowa Valley Jr-Sr High School Marengo | 229 | 30.6% | 75.1% |
| Fremont-Mills Middle And Senior High School Tabor | 213 | 31.5% | 79.5% |
| Sumner-Fredericksburg High School Sumner | 243 | 29.6% | 70.6% |
| Central Springs High School Manly | 236 | 29.7% | 76.7% |
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 Panorama High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #94 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.7% | #67 of 314 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #152 of 314 ▼ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 220 | #236 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #55 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.7% | #213 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #196 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #61 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
220
-38 (-15%) vs 2020
-11% since 2000-01, when it was 248
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 17.2:1
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 | 220 | 17.7 | 12.4:1 | 31% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 231 | 16.8 | 13.7:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 18.6 | 11.4:1 | 35% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 258 | 15 | 17.2:1 | 40% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 19.9 | 12.2:1 | 28% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 235 | 16 | 14.7:1 | 26% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 18 | 13.1:1 | 28% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 23 | 10.8:1 | 15% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Panorama High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (243 to 220); teachers down 11% (19.9 to 17.7).
About Panorama High School
Panorama High School is a small high school that serves part of Panora, Iowa. Classes run from 9 through 12, and the school has 220 students. Against the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 53% lower.
A total of 3 schools make up Panorama Comm School District, with 672 students enrolled.
At Panorama High School, White students make up 92% of the student body. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic. That is close to the 93% White share among all Guthrie County residents. Panorama High School has a diversity index of 14%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Panorama High School is 17.7 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.4:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. Around 31% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
Panorama High School is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 70% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Panorama High School is 1.4 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
Guthrie County has these Census figures: median household income is about $77,711, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Panorama High School is among the 9 public schools in Guthrie County.
The closest public school, Panorama Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Panorama High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.5%; Panorama High School's is 77.8%, ranking 2nd of 6.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The number of students dropped from 258 to 220 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 12.4 students per teacher, compared with 17.2 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Guthrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,688
Census ACS
Median income
$77,711
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Panorama Comm School District
- Panorama ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Panorama Middle SchoolMiddle · 146 students
Other schools in Panora
- Panorama ElementaryElementary · 306 students
- Panorama Middle SchoolMiddle · 146 students
Other Panorama High schools
One other US public school is named Panorama High. Panorama High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Panorama HighPanorama City, CA · 1,316 students
Nearby schools
- Panorama Middle School0.0 mi · 146
- Panorama Elementary0.3 mi · 306
- Guthrie Center High School6.4 mi · 198
- Guthrie Center Elementary School6.7 mi · 253
- West Central Valley Middle School11.6 mi · 191
- Stuart Elementary School13.3 mi · 211
Frequently asked questions
About Panorama High SchoolHow large is Panorama High School?
Panorama High School enrolls approximately 220 students in grades 09-12.
Is Panorama High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Panorama High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Panorama High School have?
Panorama High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Panorama High School?
At Panorama High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is Panorama High School in?
Panorama High School is part of Panorama Comm School District.
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