Southeast Valley High School

Set in Gowrie, Iowa, Southeast Valley High School is a close-knit secondary school, overseen by Southeast Valley Community School District. It instructs 340 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 27% smaller than the state mean of about 468.

Across the 4 schools in Southeast Valley Community School District (1,077 students total), Southeast Valley High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Southeast Valley High School records that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest reads as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Southeast Valley High School reports 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.7:1. The state averages about 17.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 47% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Southeast Valley High School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 68.4%; actual is 57.3%, a gap of -11.1 points.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Webster County indicate median household earnings sit near $68,975, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Southeast Valley High School is one of 12 public schools in Webster County (combined enrollment of about 4,678 students).

Nearest neighbor: Southeast Valley Elementary, around 7.3 miles off. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Southeast Valley High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 68.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

On allk12, members of the Southeast Valley High School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.