Enrollment
300
High
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HAMILTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192664001549
South Hamilton Middle And High School
315 Division St, Jewell, IA 50130 · (515) 827-5418 · Hamilton County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 90% of Iowa public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
82 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 17% |
| Grade 8 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 9 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 59 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 57 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 39 | 13% |
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 South Hamilton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
77.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.6pp 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 78 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 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.6% | 77.5% |
| 2023-24 | 84.5% | 81.1% |
% 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
82.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 South Hamilton Middle And High School
South Hamilton Middle And High School's state test result (82.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hamilton Middle And High School this school | 300 | 27.3% | 82.5% |
| Forest City High School Forest City | 304 | 31.6% | 78.3% |
| Humboldt High School Humboldt | 464 | 30.2% | 80.2% |
| Okoboji High School Milford | 366 | 28.7% | 74.2% |
| Mid-Prairie High School Wellman | 362 | 29.6% | 68.9% |
| Harlan High School Harlan | 486 | 28.6% | 76.7% |
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 South Hamilton Middle And High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #37 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #84 of 314 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #32 of 314 ▲ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #172 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #80 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 29.9% | #98 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #234 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.8% | #37 of 125 |
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
300
-40 (-12%) vs 2020
-34% since 1990-91, when it was 453
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 300 | 23.1 | 13.0:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 23.4 | 13.5:1 | 26% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 24.4 | 13.5:1 | 26% (86) |
| 2020-21 | 340 | 24 | 14.2:1 | 22% (76) |
| 2017-18 | 352 | 25.5 | 13.8:1 | 25% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 367 | 26 | 14.1:1 | 32% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 342 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 27% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 363 | 29 | 12.5:1 | 12% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 453 | 33 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hamilton Middle And High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (352 to 300); teachers down 10% (25.5 to 23.1).
About South Hamilton Middle And High School
South Hamilton Middle And High School is a small high school with an address in Jewell, Iowa. Its enrollment is 300 students, spread over grades 7 through 12. Across high schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 468.
South Hamilton Middle And High School is a school in South Hamilton Comm School District. The district has 2 schools and 670 students.
Roughly 83% of students at South Hamilton Middle And High School are White. Other groups include 13% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Hamilton County residents are about 87% White, a similar share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 30%.
South Hamilton Middle And High School lists 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 13.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is 4.3 students per teacher. About 27% of students at South Hamilton Middle And High School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Hamilton County, the school's rate is lower.
Among Iowa public high schools, South Hamilton Middle And High School outscored 90%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, South Hamilton Middle And High School would score about 78.3%. It scores 82.5%, 4.2 points above that figure.
In the wider Hamilton County area, median household income comes to about $72,432, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hamilton County counts 8 public schools with about 2,432 students.
Among nearby public schools, South Hamilton Elem is closest at about 0.2 miles. Other public schools within ten miles number 3. South Hamilton Middle And High School comes in 7th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
South Hamilton Middle And High School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, South Hamilton Middle And High School had a net loss of 40 students, or 12%. The ratio was 14.2:1 in 2020-21 and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
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Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,886
Census ACS
Median income
$72,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Hamilton Comm School District
- South Hamilton ElemElementary · 370 students
Nearby schools
- South Hamilton Elem0.2 mi · 370
- Roland-Story Elementary School8.2 mi · 446
- Roland-Story High School8.4 mi · 317
- Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School10.8 mi · 181
- Roland-Story Middle School12.1 mi · 331
- Northeast Hamilton Elementary School12.3 mi · 208
Frequently asked questions
About South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Hamilton Middle And High School?
South Hamilton Middle And High School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does South Hamilton Middle And High School serve?
South Hamilton Middle And High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Hamilton Middle And High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Hamilton Middle And High School is approximately 13.0:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Hamilton Middle And High School?
At South Hamilton Middle And High School, the student body is approximately 83% White, 13% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees South Hamilton Middle And High School?
South Hamilton Middle And High School is overseen by South Hamilton Comm School District in Hamilton County.
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