Enrollment
287
High
DISTRICT 303 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SIGOURNEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192628001491
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch
907 E Pleasant Valley, Sigourney, IA 52591 · (641) 622-2010 · Keokuk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 86% 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.
- ABeats 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
14.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
106 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 8 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 9 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 10 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 45 | 16% |
Student demographics
14%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 Sigourney Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.9% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 79.3% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% 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 Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch this school | 287 | 36.9% | 79.4% |
| North Fayette Valley High School West Union | 323 | 36.8% | 74.3% |
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School Brooklyn | 268 | 35.1% | 77.2% |
| Westwood High School Sloan | 275 | 36.0% | 76.4% |
| East Mills Jr/Sr High School Malvern | 234 | 36.8% | 73.0% |
| Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School Mapleton | 256 | 37.5% | 69.9% |
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 Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #72 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #87 of 314 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.9% | #51 of 314 ▲ 38 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #186 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #128 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.9% | #212 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.9% | #148 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.9% | #96 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
287
+26 (+10%) vs 2020
+61% since 1990-91, when it was 178
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 287 | 20.2 | 14.2:1 | 37% (106) |
| 2023-24 | 270 | 21.1 | 12.8:1 | 37% (101) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 19.5 | 13.9:1 | 34% (93) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 19 | 13.7:1 | 35% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 17.9 | 15.1:1 | 25% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 258 | 20 | 12.9:1 | 30% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 258 | 25 | 10.3:1 | 27% (69) |
| 2000-01 | 359 | 28 | 12.8:1 | 25% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 178 | 19 | 9.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (271 to 287); teachers up 12% (17.9 to 20.2).
About Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch is a low-enrollment high school with its address in Sigourney, Iowa. Enrollment is 287 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 39% smaller than average.
Sigourney Comm School District (2 schools, 605 students) runs Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch.
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch enrolls a student body that is 92% White. Beyond that, enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Keokuk County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. The chance that two students picked at random at Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 14%.
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch counts 20.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 14.2 students for each one. The 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. About 37% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
allk12 grades Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch an A. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.4%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 73.5%.
County data help place the school in context: in Keokuk County, median household income is about $62,329, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 17% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. The public schools of Keokuk County number 6 and enroll about 1,063.
The school nearest to Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch is Sigourney Elementary, at a distance of about 0.5 miles. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 71.0%; Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch's is 79.4%, ranking 1st of 9.
Under the NCES locale system, Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch is Rural: Remote.
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch had 261 students in 2020-21 and 287 in 2024-25, a 10% rise.
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Keokuk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,924
Census ACS
Median income
$62,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Sigourney Comm School District
- Sigourney ElementaryElementary · 318 students
Nearby schools
- Sigourney Elementary0.5 mi · 318
- Tri-County JR/SR High School11.3 mi · 77
- Tri-County Elementary School11.3 mi · 102
- Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School12.1 mi · 258
- Pekin Elementary School12.1 mi · 308
- Keota High School12.8 mi · 114
Frequently asked questions
About Sigourney Jr-Sr High SchWhat is the total enrollment at Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch?
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch enrolls approximately 287 students in grades 07-12.
Is Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch an elementary, middle, or high school?
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch is a high school covering grades 07-12.
How many students per teacher at Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch?
Approximately 14.2:1 students per teacher at Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch.
What is the student diversity at Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch?
Student demographics at Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch?
Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch is overseen by Sigourney Comm School District in Keokuk County.
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