Enrollment
302
High
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192787001622
Tipton High School
400 E 6th St, Tipton, IA 52772 · (563) 886-6027 · Cedar County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL302 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% of Iowa public high schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
15.5:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
84 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 | 69 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 76 | 25% |
Student demographics
6%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 Tipton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.8pp since 2023
Math
57.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 57.9% |
| 2023-24 | 78.7% | 64.9% |
% 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
68.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Tipton High School
Tipton High School's state test result (68.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton High School this school | 302 | 27.8% | 68.7% |
| Mediapolis High School Mediapolis | 312 | 26.9% | 80.7% |
| Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School Logan | 294 | 26.5% | 81.4% |
| Dike-New Hartford High School Dike | 294 | 26.2% | 82.8% |
| Osage High School Osage | 294 | 28.2% | 84.3% |
| Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School Nashua | 311 | 29.3% | 72.7% |
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 Tipton High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.7% | #207 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.9% | #269 of 314 ▼ 56 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #224 of 314 ▼ 78 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 302 | #169 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #179 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 5.8% | #258 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.8% | #228 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.0% | #122 of 133 |
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
302
-21 (-7%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 377
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 302 | 19.5 | 15.5:1 | 28% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 312 | 18.7 | 16.7:1 | 29% (89) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 21.8 | 14.2:1 | 22% (69) |
| 2020-21 | 323 | 21 | 15.4:1 | 24% (78) |
| 2017-18 | 296 | 22.5 | 13.2:1 | 23% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 24% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 21 | 12.6:1 | 19% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 295 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 14% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 377 | 32 | 11.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tipton High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (296 to 302); teachers down 13% (22.5 to 19.5).
About Tipton High School
Tipton High School is a high school in Tipton, Iowa, and it is part of Tipton Comm School District. Its enrollment is 302 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in Iowa enroll around 468, and this school is 35% below that mark.
Tipton Comm School District has 3 schools; together they serve 842 students.
Of every 100 students at Tipton High School, about 97 are White. Census estimates put Cedar County at about 94% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Tipton High School is 6%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Teacher count: 19.5 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 15.5:1. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is 1.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 28%. The figure for public schools in Cedar County is close, at 28%.
Tipton High School earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of Iowa public high schools.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 78.0% for Tipton High School. The school posts 68.7%, 9.3 points below the prediction.
In the surrounding county, Cedar County, median household income comes to about $80,602, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 3,030 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Tipton Elementary School, is about 0.8 miles. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Tipton High School is 6th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Distant by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's student count fell 7% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Tipton High School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$80,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tipton Comm School District
- Tipton Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Tipton Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other schools in Tipton
- Tipton Elementary SchoolElementary · 284 students
- Tipton Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other Tipton High schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Tipton High. Tipton High School is the 2nd largest of the 4.
- Tipton High SchoolTipton, IN · 437 students
- TIPTON HIGHTIPTON, MO · 185 students
- Tipton High SchoolTipton, OK · 80 students
Nearby schools
- Tipton Elementary School0.8 mi · 284
- Tipton Middle School0.8 mi · 256
- Bennett Elementary School7.8 mi · 76
- North Cedar Jr/Sr High School8.5 mi · 243
- North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center11.6 mi · 139
- North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center11.8 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Tipton High SchoolHow many students attend Tipton High School?
Tipton High School enrolls approximately 302 students in grades 09-12.
Is Tipton High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tipton High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Tipton High School?
Approximately 15.5:1 students per teacher at Tipton High School.
What is the student diversity at Tipton High School?
Student demographics at Tipton High School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Tipton High School in?
Tipton High School is part of Tipton Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.