Enrollment
317
High
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROLAND-STORY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192487001423
Roland-Story High School
1009 Story St, Story City, IA 50248 · (515) 733-4329 · Story County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL317 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Iowa public high schools
- A+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
15.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
18%
57 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 73 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 27% |
| Grade 11 | 78 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 81 | 26% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Roland-Story Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.4pp since 2023
Math
84.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.8% | 84.1% |
| 2023-24 | 86.4% | 85.1% |
% 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
85.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Roland-Story High School
Roland-Story High School's state test result (85.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland-Story High School this school | 317 | 18.0% | 85.2% |
| Lisbon Secondary School Lisbon | 301 | 17.9% | 80.2% |
| PCM High School Monroe | 348 | 19.5% | 73.9% |
| Wapsie Valley High School Fairbank | 273 | 17.2% | 67.7% |
| West Branch High School West Branch | 273 | 19.8% | 72.0% |
| Interstate 35 High School Truro | 385 | 20.5% | 80.5% |
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 Roland-Story High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Story County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #16 of 313 | #2 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #24 of 314 ▼ 6 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #28 of 314 ▲ 14 | #2 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 317 | #160 of 340 | #5 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #165 of 259 | #3 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #201 of 260 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 18.0% | #294 of 320 | #5 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.7% | #87 of 125 | 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
317
-19 (-6%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 257
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 317 | 20.8 | 15.2:1 | 18% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 344 | 20.8 | 16.5:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 20.8 | 16.6:1 | 19% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 21 | 16.0:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 336 | 20.8 | 16.2:1 | 19% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 332 | 20 | 16.6:1 | 20% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 21 | 14.5:1 | 15% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 10% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 257 | 21 | 12.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roland-Story High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (336 to 317); teachers unchanged (20.8 to 20.8).
About Roland-Story High School
Roland-Story High School is a public high school in Story City, Iowa. It has an enrollment of 317 students in grades 9 through 12. That compares with an average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Roland-Story Comm School District has 3 schools and 1,094 students, and Roland-Story High School is one of those schools.
By race and ethnicity, Roland-Story High School is 92% White. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. The school's White share is 9 points above the 82% share among Story County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Teacher count: 20.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.2:1. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Roughly 18% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Story County, the average eligibility rate is 28%.
Roland-Story High School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 89% of Iowa public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Roland-Story High School is 2.3 points above its prediction. Actual: 85.2%. Predicted: 83.0%.
For the population of Story County, the median household earns about $69,685 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 55% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Roland-Story High School shares Story County with 25 other public schools.
Roland-Story Elementary School is about 0.2 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Roland-Story High School, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Roland-Story High School ranks 6th of 8 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes Roland-Story High School as Rural: Distant.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 6%.
People can post here about special education services, counseling, and support programs and other school topics. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Story County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,466
Census ACS
Median income
$69,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,665 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roland-Story Comm School District
- Roland-Story Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
- Roland-Story Middle SchoolMiddle · 331 students
Other schools in Story City
- Roland-Story Elementary SchoolElementary · 446 students
Nearby schools
- Roland-Story Elementary School0.2 mi · 446
- Roland-Story Middle School4.8 mi · 331
- Gilbert Middle School6.1 mi · 408
- Gilbert Intermediate School6.2 mi · 356
- Gilbert High School6.4 mi · 509
- Gilbert Elementary School6.5 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Roland-Story High SchoolHow large is Roland-Story High School?
Roland-Story High School enrolls approximately 317 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Roland-Story High School serve?
Roland-Story High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Roland-Story High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Roland-Story High School.
What is the student diversity at Roland-Story High School?
Student demographics at Roland-Story High School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Roland-Story High School in?
Roland-Story High School is part of Roland-Story Comm School District.
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