Enrollment
153
High
DISTRICT 149 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STANTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192724001589
Stanton High School
605 Elliott Street, Stanton, IA 51573 · (712) 829-2162 · Montgomery County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL153 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
26%
40 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 6 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 11 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 12 | 26 | 17% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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 Stanton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
75.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 75.4% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 77.6% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Stanton High School
Stanton High School's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton High School this school | 153 | 26.1% | 76.3% |
| North-Linn Senior High School Troy Mills | 158 | 24.7% | 78.8% |
| IKM-Manning High School Manning | 185 | 27.6% | 78.1% |
| Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center Wheatland | 182 | 28.6% | 69.7% |
| St Ansgar High School St Ansgar | 166 | 23.5% | 84.6% |
| Clarksville High School Clarksville | 125 | 27.2% | 79.5% |
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 Stanton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #114 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #111 of 314 ▼ 48 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #118 of 314 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 153 | #301 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 26.1% | #247 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
153
+27 (+21%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 151
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 14.0:1
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 | 153 | 10.4 | 14.7:1 | 26% (40) |
| 2023-24 | 148 | 10.5 | 14.1:1 | 34% (51) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 11.2 | 12.3:1 | 36% (50) |
| 2020-21 | 126 | 9 | 14.0:1 | 36% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 117 | 9.2 | 12.8:1 | 21% (25) |
| 2015-16 | 129 | 8 | 16.1:1 | 22% (28) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 11 | 12.6:1 | 23% (32) |
| 2000-01 | 150 | 12 | 12.5:1 | 15% (23) |
| 1990-91 | 151 | 12 | 12.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Stanton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (117 to 153); teachers up 14% (9.2 to 10.4).
About Stanton High School
Stanton High School is a small high school in Stanton, Iowa. It covers grades 6 through 12, with a total enrollment of 153 students. Enrollment is 67% lower than the average for high schools in Iowa, which is about 468.
Stanton High School belongs to Stanton Comm School District, a district of 2 schools and 298 students.
About 93% of the student body at Stanton High School is White. The remaining students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. Stanton High School's diversity index is 12%, against a US figure of 70%.
Stanton High School operates with 10.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.7:1. That is lower than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. About 26% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The average for public schools in Montgomery County is 47%.
allk12 grades Stanton High School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Stanton High School is -2.6 points: 76.3% actual, 78.9% predicted.
In Montgomery County (population about 10,214), the median household income is $63,666, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Stanton High School is one of 7 public schools in the county.
The closest public school to Stanton High School is Stanton Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Stanton High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. The school's 76.3% average proficiency ranks 2nd among 8 nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Federal data show a 21% enrollment increase, from 126 in 2020-21 to 153 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Stanton High School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Montgomery County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,214
Census ACS
Median income
$63,666
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Stanton Comm School District
- Stanton Elementary SchoolElementary · 145 students
Other Stanton High schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Stanton High. Stanton High School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Stanton High SchoolSTANTON, TX · 328 students
- STANTON HIGH SCHOOLSTANTON, NE · 182 students
Nearby schools
- Stanton Elementary School0.0 mi · 145
- Inman Elementary School6.8 mi · 461
- Red Oak Junior/Senior High School7.0 mi · 420
- Red Oak Early Childhood Center7.1 mi · 51
- Sylvia Enarson Elementary School7.1 mi · 112
- Southwest Valley Middle School7.6 mi · 131
Frequently asked questions
About Stanton High SchoolHow large is Stanton High School?
Stanton High School enrolls approximately 153 students in grades 06-12.
Is Stanton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Stanton High School is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many students per teacher at Stanton High School?
Approximately 14.7:1 students per teacher at Stanton High School.
What is the student diversity at Stanton High School?
Student demographics at Stanton High School are roughly 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Stanton High School in?
Stanton High School is part of Stanton Comm School District.
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