Enrollment
205
High
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192679001565
South Winneshiek High School
203 W South St, Calmar, IA 52132 · (563) 562-3226 · Winneshiek County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL205 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 69% 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.
- BBeats 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
13.4:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
51 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 59 | 29% |
| Grade 10 | 43 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 55 | 27% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Winneshiek Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.3pp since 2023
Math
85.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.8% | 85.6% |
| 2023-24 | 77.5% | 81.6% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Winneshiek High School
South Winneshiek High School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Winneshiek High School this school | 205 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| Woodbury Central High School Moville | 190 | 24.7% | 74.5% |
| West Lyon High School Inwood | 284 | 24.6% | 81.6% |
| IKM-Manning High School Manning | 185 | 27.6% | 78.1% |
| Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School Martensdale | 225 | 26.7% | 80.3% |
| St Ansgar High School St Ansgar | 166 | 23.5% | 84.6% |
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 South Winneshiek High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #79 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #14 of 314 ▲ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.8% | #143 of 314 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 205 | #256 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #94 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.6% | #157 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.9% | #251 of 320 |
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
205
+11 (+6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 238
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 205 | 15.3 | 13.4:1 | 25% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 195 | 15.2 | 12.9:1 | 26% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 15.5 | 13.6:1 | 28% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 194 | 16 | 12.1:1 | 30% (58) |
| 2017-18 | 198 | 15.5 | 12.8:1 | 26% (51) |
| 2015-16 | 208 | 16 | 13.0:1 | 26% (54) |
| 2010-11 | 270 | 17 | 15.9:1 | 26% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 309 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 17% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 238 | 22 | 10.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Winneshiek High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (198 to 205); teachers down 1% (15.5 to 15.3).
About South Winneshiek High School
South Winneshiek High School is a low-enrollment high school in Calmar, Iowa, administered by South Winneshiek Comm School District. The latest federal count shows 205 students in grades 9 through 12. Against the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 56% lower.
South Winneshiek High School falls under South Winneshiek Comm School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 529 students.
The student body at South Winneshiek High School is 90% White. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic. That is close to the 94% White share among all Winneshiek County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 19% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal data list 15.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at South Winneshiek High School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 13.4:1. That is 4.0 students per teacher below the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 25%. That tracks the 27% average for public schools in Winneshiek County.
allk12 grades South Winneshiek High School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for South Winneshiek High School is 79.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Winneshiek County show that the median household income is $79,066, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. There are 10 public schools in Winneshiek County, enrolling about 2,434 students in all.
The next-closest public school is South Winneshiek Elementary School, about 5.9 miles away. South Winneshiek High School is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within ten miles. Nearby schools average 80.9% on proficiency, and South Winneshiek High School is below that at 79.0%.
The federal government classifies South Winneshiek High School's location as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment is up 6% from 2020-21, when South Winneshiek High School had 194 students, to 2024-25, when it had 205. The ratio was 12.1:1 in 2020-21 and 13.4:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for South Winneshiek High School can cover enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Winneshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,873
Census ACS
Median income
$79,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Winneshiek Comm School District
- South Winneshiek Elementary SchoolElementary · 198 students
- South Winneshiek Middle SchoolMiddle · 126 students
Nearby schools
- South Winneshiek Elementary School5.9 mi · 198
- South Winneshiek Middle School5.9 mi · 126
- Carrie Lee Elementary9.2 mi · 215
- Decorah Middle School9.2 mi · 432
- West Side Elementary School9.4 mi · 20
- John Cline Elementary School9.5 mi · 300
Frequently asked questions
About South Winneshiek High SchoolHow many students attend South Winneshiek High School?
South Winneshiek High School enrolls approximately 205 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does South Winneshiek High School serve?
South Winneshiek High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does South Winneshiek High School have?
South Winneshiek High School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Winneshiek High School?
At South Winneshiek High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is South Winneshiek High School public or private?
South Winneshiek High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Winneshiek Comm School District.
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