Enrollment
58
High
DISTRICT 74 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RUTHVEN-AYRSHIRE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192505001967
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School
1505 Washington St, Ruthven, IA 51358 · (712) 837-5212 · Palo Alto County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 36% of Iowa public high schools
- C+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
14.0:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
22 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 | 11 | 19% |
| Grade 8 | 9 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 9 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 11 | 12 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 9 | 16% |
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.0pp since 2023
Math
56.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.9pp 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 57 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.3% | 56.6% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 62.5% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Ruthven-Ayrshire High School
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruthven-Ayrshire High School this school | 58 | 37.9% | 68.3% |
| Lamoni High School Lamoni | 81 | 39.5% | 60.7% |
| George-Little Rock Senior High School George | 102 | 38.2% | 70.1% |
| West Bend-Mallard High School West Bend | 117 | 38.5% | 70.9% |
| Essex Junior-Senior High School Essex | 87 | 31.0% | 67.3% |
| Keota High School Keota | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
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 Ruthven-Ayrshire High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #333 of 340 |
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
58
-21 (-27%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 58 | 4.1 | 14.0:1 | 38% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 70 | 5.3 | 13.3:1 | 31% (22) |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 5.1 | 15.1:1 | 55% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 79 | 6 | 13.2:1 | 34% (27) |
| 2017-18 | 84 | 5 | 16.8:1 | 50% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 5 | 18.8:1 | 44% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 106 | 14 | 7.6:1 | 34% (36) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 12 | 12.4:1 | 40% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 15 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ruthven-Ayrshire High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 31% (84 to 58); teachers down 17% (5 to 4.1).
About Ruthven-Ayrshire High School
Ruthven, Iowa, is home to Ruthven-Ayrshire High School, a small high school. It serves 58 students in grades 7 through 12. For comparison, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students.
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School is one of 2 schools in Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District, which enrolls 147 students in total.
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School's enrollment is 88% White. It is also 9% Hispanic. For comparison, Palo Alto County is about 92% White. Ruthven-Ayrshire High School's diversity index is 22%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.0:1, with 4.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.3 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 38% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for Ruthven-Ayrshire High School is C+. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 36% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Ruthven-Ayrshire High School would score about 73.0%. It scores 68.3%, 4.7 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe Palo Alto County this way: the median household income is $72,781, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Besides Ruthven-Ayrshire High School, Palo Alto County has 9 other public schools.
Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School is the public school closest to Ruthven-Ayrshire High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ruthven-Ayrshire High School ranks 6th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 68.3% against a local average of 70.3%.
The federal government classifies Ruthven-Ayrshire High School's location as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Ruthven-Ayrshire High School's enrollment dropped 27%, to 58.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at Ruthven-Ayrshire High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Palo Alto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,863
Census ACS
Median income
$72,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District
- Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary SchoolElementary · 89 students
Nearby schools
- Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School0.0 mi · 89
- Graettinger-Terril High School10.4 mi · 128
- Graettinger-Terril Middle School10.4 mi · 48
- Emmetsburg Middle School10.6 mi · 199
- Emmetsburg High School10.6 mi · 235
- West Elementary School11.0 mi · 293
Frequently asked questions
About Ruthven-Ayrshire High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ruthven-Ayrshire High School?
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School enrolls approximately 58 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Ruthven-Ayrshire High School serve?
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Ruthven-Ayrshire High School have?
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School employs 4 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
How diverse is Ruthven-Ayrshire High School?
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School reports a student body of 88% White, 9% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Ruthven-Ayrshire High School?
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School is overseen by Ruthven-Ayrshire Comm School District in Palo Alto County.
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