Enrollment
348
High
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PCM COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 199901702060
PCM High School
400 East Highway 163, Monroe, IA 50170 · (515) 994-8222 · Jasper County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% 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
13.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
68 students
DISTRICT 24% · 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 | 86 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 86 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 94 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 82 | 24% |
Student demographics
17%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 PCM Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
70.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 70.8% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 70.3% |
% 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
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 PCM High School
PCM High School's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PCM High School this school | 348 | 19.5% | 73.9% |
| Interstate 35 High School Truro | 385 | 20.5% | 80.5% |
| Roland-Story High School Story City | 317 | 18.0% | 85.2% |
| West Branch High School West Branch | 273 | 19.8% | 72.0% |
| Bellevue High School Bellevue | 354 | 21.5% | 67.5% |
| Benton Community Senior High School Van Horne | 473 | 20.3% | 71.9% |
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 PCM High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #150 of 313 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #169 of 314 ▼ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #113 of 314 ▲ 54 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #146 of 340 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #111 of 259 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.2% | #174 of 260 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.5% | #289 of 320 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #117 of 133 | N/A |
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
348
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
+3% since 2000-01, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
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 | 348 | 25.1 | 13.8:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 27% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 357 | 25.1 | 14.3:1 | 21% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 330 | 22 | 15.0:1 | 24% (80) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 23.5 | 14.4:1 | 23% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 317 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 24% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 323 | 25 | 12.9:1 | 21% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 339 | 29 | 11.7:1 | 11% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PCM High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (339 to 348); teachers up 7% (23.5 to 25.1).
About PCM High School
PCM High School is one of the public schools in Monroe, Iowa. It is a low-enrollment high school. The school enrolls 348 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Iowa enroll around 468, and this school is 26% below that mark.
PCM Comm School District runs 4 schools with a combined 1,077 students. PCM High School is one of them.
PCM High School is 91% White by enrollment. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. That is in line with Jasper County, where about 92% of residents are White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 17%.
The school lists 25.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.8:1. Compared with the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 20% of the student body. Across public schools in Jasper County, the average is 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, PCM High School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Iowa public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PCM High School is 8.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 73.9%. Predicted: 82.2%.
The school is in Jasper County, where median household income comes to about $71,311, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Jasper County's 18 public schools enroll about 5,668 students and include PCM High School.
PCM High School's closest public school neighbor is Monroe Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. A ten-mile radius around the school includes 3 other public schools. Local comparison: PCM High School ranks 5th of 9 nearby schools, at 73.9% versus a 71.2% average.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Distant, meaning it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 330 to 348, a 5% rise. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 15.0:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
This page is set up for the PCM High School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in PCM Comm School District
- Monroe Elementary SchoolElementary · 257 students
- Prairie City Elementary SchoolElementary · 240 students
- PCM Middle SchoolMiddle · 232 students
Nearby schools
- Monroe Elementary School0.7 mi · 257
- PCM Middle School8.8 mi · 232
- Prairie City Elementary School8.9 mi · 240
- Lincoln Elementary School11.8 mi · 254
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School12.4 mi · 306
- Newton Senior High School12.4 mi · 806
Frequently asked questions
About PCM High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at PCM High School?
PCM High School enrolls approximately 348 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does PCM High School serve?
PCM High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at PCM High School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at PCM High School.
How diverse is PCM High School?
PCM High School reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PCM High School?
PCM High School is overseen by PCM Comm School District in Jasper County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.