Enrollment
340
High
DISTRICT 269 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST VALLEY COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 199901902323
Southeast Valley High School
1005 Riddle St, Gowrie, IA 50543 · (515) 352-3142 · Webster County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL340 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
160 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 79 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 85 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 82 | 24% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 28% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Southeast Valley Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.1pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 61.1% | 58.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
57.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Southeast Valley High School
Southeast Valley High School's state test result (57.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Valley High School this school | 340 | 47.1% | 57.3% |
| Vinton-Shellsburg High School Vinton | 414 | 49.5% | 78.5% |
| Shenandoah High School Shenandoah | 300 | 45.0% | 78.8% |
| Mount Ayr High School Mount Ayr | 304 | 44.7% | 80.7% |
| East Sac County High School Lake View | 344 | 43.6% | 73.2% |
| Bedford High School Bedford | 245 | 44.5% | 88.6% |
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 Southeast Valley High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #286 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #278 of 314 ▼ 22 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #301 of 314 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 340 | #151 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.7:1 | #237 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.0% | #200 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.1% | #67 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 340 | 19.2 | 17.7:1 | 47% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 342 | 20.3 | 16.9:1 | 37% (127) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Valley High School.
About Southeast Valley High School
Southeast Valley High School is a small high school in Gowrie, Iowa, administered by Southeast Valley Community School District. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 340 students. Enrollment is 27% lower than the average for high schools in Iowa, which is about 468.
The district for Southeast Valley High School is Southeast Valley Community School District, with 4 schools and 1,077 students.
Most students at Southeast Valley High School are White: 92% of enrollment. Other students are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Southeast Valley High School has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 17.7 students per teacher and 19.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 17.3:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 47%. Across public schools in Webster County, the average is about the same, 50%.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Southeast Valley High School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools: 57.3% actual against 68.4% predicted.
Webster County has about 36,886 residents, and median household income is about $68,975, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Webster County number 12 and enroll about 4,678.
Of nearby public schools, Southeast Valley Elementary is the closest, at about 7.3 miles. The nearest schools with test data average 68.7%, higher than Southeast Valley High School's 57.3%.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at Southeast Valley High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,886
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,678 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southeast Valley Community School District
- Southeast Valley Middle SchoolMiddle · 314 students
- Southeast Valley ElementaryElementary · 223 students
- Dayton CenterElementary · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Valley Elementary7.3 mi · 223
- Southeast Valley Middle School10.6 mi · 314
- Dayton Center11.6 mi · 200
- Paton-Churdan Elementary12.4 mi · 86
- Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School12.4 mi · 99
- Manson Northwest Webster Elementary16.0 mi · 439
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Valley High SchoolHow large is Southeast Valley High School?
Southeast Valley High School enrolls approximately 340 students in grades 09-12.
Is Southeast Valley High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southeast Valley High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Southeast Valley High School have?
Southeast Valley High School employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Southeast Valley High School?
At Southeast Valley High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Southeast Valley High School public or private?
Southeast Valley High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Southeast Valley Community School District.
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