Enrollment
166
High
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST ANSGAR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192520001442
St Ansgar High School
206 East 8th Street, St Ansgar, IA 50472 · (641) 713-4720 · Mitchell County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL166 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% 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
9.2:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
39 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 44 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 35 | 21% |
| Grade 11 | 47 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 40 | 24% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 St Ansgar Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.8pp since 2023
Math
94.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.8% | 94.2% |
| 2023-24 | 84.6% | 86.3% |
% 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
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% 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 St Ansgar High School
St Ansgar High School's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ansgar High School this school | 166 | 23.5% | 84.6% |
| North-Linn Senior High School Troy Mills | 158 | 24.7% | 78.8% |
| Woodbury Central High School Moville | 190 | 24.7% | 74.5% |
| Stanton High School Stanton | 153 | 26.1% | 76.3% |
| Lynnville-Sully High School Sully | 160 | 22.5% | 84.0% |
| Springville Secondary School Springville | 184 | 23.9% | 78.8% |
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 St Ansgar High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #20 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.2% | #1 of 314 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #83 of 314 ▼ 16 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 166 | #294 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.5% | #264 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
166
-5 (-3%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 221
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 166 | 18.1 | 9.2:1 | 23% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 18.9 | 8.5:1 | 25% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 171 | 18.8 | 9.1:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 171 | 17 | 10.1:1 | 22% (38) |
| 2017-18 | 193 | 16.4 | 11.8:1 | 27% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 205 | 14 | 14.6:1 | 33% (67) |
| 2010-11 | 215 | 18 | 11.9:1 | 23% (50) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 24 | 10.6:1 | 17% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 221 | 22 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Ansgar High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (193 to 166); teachers up 11% (16.4 to 18.1).
About St Ansgar High School
St Ansgar High School is a high school located in St Ansgar, Iowa, in Mitchell County. It educates 166 students in grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 65% smaller than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
St Ansgar Comm School District, which runs St Ansgar High School, has 3 schools and 643 students.
The large majority of students at St Ansgar High School, 94%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 96% White share among all Mitchell County residents. By the diversity index, St Ansgar High School comes in at 11%.
Its 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.2:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 23% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
allk12 grades St Ansgar High School an A. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
St Ansgar High School scores 84.6% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 80.2%.
St Ansgar High School is located in Mitchell County, where median household income is about $71,365, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and about 7% of people live in poverty. St Ansgar High School is one of 6 public schools in Mitchell County, which together enroll about 1,631 students.
Of nearby public schools, St Ansgar Middle School is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. On proficiency, St Ansgar High School is ahead of the 62.4% nearby average, ranking 3rd of 9.
Locale data from NCES put St Ansgar High School in rural territory far from an urban area (Rural: Remote).
Federal counts put enrollment at 171 in 2020-21 and 166 in 2024-25, a 3% decrease.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Mitchell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,575
Census ACS
Median income
$71,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,631 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Ansgar Comm School District
- St Ansgar Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- St Ansgar Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Other schools in St Ansgar
- St Ansgar Elementary SchoolElementary · 345 students
- St Ansgar Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- St Ansgar Middle School0.0 mi · 132
- St Ansgar Elementary School0.0 mi · 345
- Lincoln Elementary School8.0 mi · 405
- Osage Middle School8.6 mi · 289
- Osage High School8.6 mi · 294
- Lyle High School9.4 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About St Ansgar High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at St Ansgar High School?
St Ansgar High School enrolls approximately 166 students in grades 09-12.
Is St Ansgar High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
St Ansgar High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does St Ansgar High School have?
St Ansgar High School employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.2:1.
What is the student diversity at St Ansgar High School?
Student demographics at St Ansgar High School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is St Ansgar High School in?
St Ansgar High School is part of St Ansgar Comm School District.
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