Enrollment
142
High
DISTRICT 156 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TWIN CEDARS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192817001642
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School
2204 Highway G71, Bussey, IA 50044 · (641) 944-5243 · Marion County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL142 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 32% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest 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
9.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
42%
60 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 7 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 18% |
| Grade 12 | 31 | 22% |
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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 Twin Cedars Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
57.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 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 up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.1% | 57.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.0% | 58.3% |
% 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
66.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School's state test result (66.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School this school | 142 | 42.3% | 66.7% |
| River Valley Junior- Senior High School Correctionville | 137 | 40.1% | 63.3% |
| Keota High School Keota | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| AGWSR High School Ackley | 190 | 44.2% | 67.1% |
| North Tama High School Traer | 203 | 42.9% | 64.3% |
| Murray Jr/Sr High Murray | 145 | 38.6% | 66.3% |
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 Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #230 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #271 of 314 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #214 of 314 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 142 | #306 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.3% | #97 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
142
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 241
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
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 | 142 | 15.2 | 9.3:1 | 42% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 15.3 | 10.4:1 | 53% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 156 | 16.6 | 9.4:1 | 47% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 148 | 15 | 9.9:1 | 44% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 149 | 15.4 | 9.7:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 173 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 45% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 232 | 19 | 12.2:1 | 30% (70) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 20 | 12.7:1 | 16% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 241 | 21 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (149 to 142); teachers down 1% (15.4 to 15.2).
About Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School
Students in Bussey, Iowa, attend Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School, a small high school. The school reports 142 students in grades 7 through 12. The typical figure for high schools in Iowa is about 468 students.
Twin Cedars Comm School District runs Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School along with 1 other school, enrolling 312 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School, with 90% of enrollment. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School comes in at 18%.
The school employs the equivalent of 15.2 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 9.3:1. Among high schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 17.3:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 42%. Public schools in Marion County average 29%.
The allk12 Grade for Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School is C. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 32% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 66.7%; the prediction is 70.8%.
Census estimates describe Marion County this way: median household income is about $78,680, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 32%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Marion County number 17 and enroll about 5,571.
The closest public school, Twin Cedars Elementary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School. Ranked by average proficiency, Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 142 was 4% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 148.
Community posts for Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Marion County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
33,642
Census ACS
Median income
$78,680
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
32%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
5,571 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Twin Cedars Comm School District
- Twin Cedars Elementary SchoolElementary · 170 students
Nearby schools
- Twin Cedars Elementary School0.1 mi · 170
- Knoxville High School11.9 mi · 508
- Northstar Elementary School11.9 mi · 348
- West Elementary11.9 mi · 485
- Knoxville Middle School12.0 mi · 323
- Pella High School12.7 mi · 801
Frequently asked questions
About Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High SchoolHow large is Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School?
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 142 students in grades 07-12.
Is Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School is a high school covering grades 07-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School is approximately 9.3:1 (15 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School?
At Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School?
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Twin Cedars Comm School District in Marion County.
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