Enrollment
174
High
DISTRICT 177 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STARMONT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192727001592
Starmont High School
3202 40th St, Arlington, IA 50606 · (563) 933-4598 · Fayette County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL174 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 60% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test 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
10.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
49%
86 students
DISTRICT 46% · 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 | 42 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 48 | 28% |
| Grade 11 | 34 | 20% |
| Grade 12 | 50 | 29% |
Student demographics
10%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 Starmont Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
IA avg 73.6% . -7.0pp since 2023
Math
70.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 70.7% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 73.8% |
% 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
71.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Starmont High School
Starmont High School's state test result (71.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starmont High School this school | 174 | 49.4% | 71.8% |
| Rockford Junior-Senior High School Rockford | 173 | 49.1% | 68.2% |
| Sidney High School Sidney | 196 | 48.0% | 75.6% |
| Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School Winfield | 198 | 51.0% | 62.1% |
| West Harrison Middle School/High School Mondamin | 156 | 51.9% | 76.1% |
| Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger | 128 | 46.1% | 62.3% |
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 Starmont High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #177 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #172 of 314 ▼ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #227 of 314 ▼ 90 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 174 | #289 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.4% | #56 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
174
-14 (-7%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.9:1
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 | 174 | 17 | 10.3:1 | 49% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 18 | 10.1:1 | 57% (104) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 19.9 | 9.6:1 | 57% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 188 | 19 | 9.9:1 | 38% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 172 | 23 | 7.5:1 | 37% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 38% (63) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 17 | 12.4:1 | 31% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 291 | 25 | 11.6:1 | 23% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Starmont High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (172 to 174); teachers down 26% (23 to 17).
About Starmont High School
Starmont High School is one of the public schools in Arlington, Iowa. It is a small high school. The school counts 174 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 63% smaller than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
Starmont Comm School District (3 schools, 531 students) runs Starmont High School.
The large majority of students at Starmont High School, 95%, are White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 92% White share among all Fayette County residents. By the diversity index, Starmont High School comes in at 10%.
The school has about 10.3 students per teacher and 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. About 49% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for Starmont High School is B. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 60% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 67.2%.
Starmont High School is located in Fayette County, where median household income is about $60,165, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 8% of people live in poverty. Starmont High School is one of 15 public schools in Fayette County, which together enroll about 3,222 students.
The nearest public school is Starmont Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Starmont High School is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Federal counts put enrollment at 188 in 2020-21 and 174 in 2024-25, a 7% decrease.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Fayette County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,288
Census ACS
Median income
$60,165
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
3,222 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Starmont Comm School District
- Starmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Starmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 113 students
Other schools in Arlington
- Starmont Elementary SchoolElementary · 244 students
- Starmont Middle SchoolMiddle · 113 students
Nearby schools
- Starmont Middle School0.0 mi · 113
- Starmont Elementary School0.0 mi · 244
- Edgewood-Colesburg High School12.7 mi · 206
- Oelwein Middle School12.7 mi · 350
- Wings Park Elementary School12.9 mi · 294
- Oelwein High School12.9 mi · 334
Frequently asked questions
About Starmont High SchoolHow large is Starmont High School?
Starmont High School enrolls approximately 174 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Starmont High School serve?
Starmont High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Starmont High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Starmont High School is approximately 10.3:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Starmont High School?
Student demographics at Starmont High School are roughly 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Starmont High School in?
Starmont High School is part of Starmont Comm School District.
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