Enrollment
258
High
DISTRICT 283 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PEKIN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192244001343
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School
1062 Birch Ave, Packwood, IA 52580 · (319) 695-3705 · Jefferson County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL258 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 53% 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.
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
11.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
109 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 40 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 36 | 14% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Pekin Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.9pp 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 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.5% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 66.1% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School this school | 258 | 42.2% | 71.8% |
| Midland Middle/High School Wyoming | 268 | 43.3% | 65.7% |
| Bedford High School Bedford | 245 | 44.5% | 88.6% |
| Moravia High School Moravia | 207 | 43.0% | 67.3% |
| Boyer Valley Middle/High School Dunlap | 219 | 42.9% | 77.0% |
| Colo-NESCO Middle/High School Colo | 216 | 42.6% | 72.6% |
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 Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #176 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #164 of 314 ▲ 40 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.5% | #131 of 314 ▲ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 258 | #206 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #35 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.5% | #244 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.2% | #98 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.6% | #39 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
258
-64 (-20%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 18.9:1
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 | 258 | 21.9 | 11.8:1 | 42% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 20.2 | 14.2:1 | 43% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 292 | 17.9 | 16.3:1 | 29% (85) |
| 2020-21 | 322 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 38% (121) |
| 2017-18 | 214 | 16.6 | 12.9:1 | 25% (53) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 12 | 17.1:1 | 25% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 216 | 16 | 13.5:1 | 38% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 22 | 10.7:1 | 13% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 181 | 16 | 11.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (214 to 258); teachers up 32% (16.6 to 21.9).
About Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School is a small high school that serves part of Packwood, Iowa. Enrollment is 258 students in 2024-25, and the school serves grades 7 through 12. The average for high schools in Iowa is about 468 students, so this school is 45% smaller than average.
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School sits within Pekin Comm School District, which has 2 schools and 566 students.
The student body at Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School is 95% White. Other reported shares: 2% Hispanic. Jefferson County's residents are about 84% White, 10 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. On average, high schools in Iowa have 17.3:1, compared with 11.8:1 here. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School is 42%. For comparison, public schools in Jefferson County average 45%.
allk12 grades Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 70.8% for Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School. The school posts 71.8%, 1.0 points above the prediction.
Jefferson County has these Census figures: the median household income is $61,620, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 43% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Jefferson County is home to 6 public schools and about 1,974 public school students.
Pekin Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Remote: in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School's enrollment declined 20%, to 258. The school's ratio fell from 18.9:1 to 11.8:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Jefferson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,705
Census ACS
Median income
$61,620
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
43%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,974 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pekin Comm School District
- Pekin Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Pekin Elementary School0.0 mi · 308
- Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch12.1 mi · 287
- Sigourney Elementary12.3 mi · 318
- Cardinal Elementary13.8 mi · 495
- Cardinal Junior High14.0 mi · 314
- Cardinal High School14.0 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School?
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School enrolls approximately 258 students in grades 07-12.
What grades does Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School serve?
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School serves grades 07-12.
How many teachers does Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School have?
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School?
Student demographics at Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School in?
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School is part of Pekin Comm School District.
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