Enrollment
392
High
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALLAMAKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190339000038
Waukon High School
1061 3rd Ave NW, Waukon, IA 52172 · (563) 568-3466 · Allamakee County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL392 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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.
- ABeats 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
17.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
138 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 109 | 28% |
| Grade 10 | 90 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 99 | 25% |
| Grade 12 | 94 | 24% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Allamakee Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
81.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.9% | 81.7% |
| 2023-24 | 85.7% | 75.6% |
% 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
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Waukon High School
Waukon High School's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waukon High School this school | 392 | 35.2% | 82.1% |
| Central Lee High School Donnellson | 353 | 33.7% | 81.0% |
| North Fayette Valley High School West Union | 323 | 36.8% | 74.3% |
| Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont Jr/Sr High Eddyville | 431 | 38.5% | 65.7% |
| Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch Sigourney | 287 | 36.9% | 79.4% |
| Clarinda High School Clarinda | 511 | 37.4% | 76.5% |
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 Waukon High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #39 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #41 of 314 ▲ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #41 of 314 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 392 | #123 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #241 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.8% | #243 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.2% | #165 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #95 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
392
+18 (+5%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 376
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 17.8:1
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 | 392 | 21.9 | 17.9:1 | 35% (138) |
| 2023-24 | 378 | 25 | 15.1:1 | 42% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 380 | 25 | 15.2:1 | 44% (166) |
| 2020-21 | 374 | 21 | 17.8:1 | 40% (150) |
| 2017-18 | 369 | 21.2 | 17.4:1 | 37% (135) |
| 2015-16 | 383 | 21 | 18.2:1 | 33% (127) |
| 2010-11 | 447 | 26 | 17.2:1 | 41% (182) |
| 2000-01 | 382 | 26 | 14.7:1 | 22% (83) |
| 1990-91 | 376 | 25 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Waukon High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (369 to 392); teachers up 4% (21.2 to 21.9).
About Waukon High School
The public high school Waukon High School is located in Waukon, Iowa. A federal count lists 392 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12.
A total of 4 schools make up Allamakee Comm School District, with 1,137 students enrolled.
At Waukon High School, White students make up 94% of the student body. The school is also 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Waukon High School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 11%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 17.9:1, with 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in Iowa have a similar average ratio of 17.3:1. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Waukon High School is 35%. That is lower than the 53% average for public schools in Allamakee County.
Waukon High School is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 74.3%. Waukon High School scores 82.1%.
Among Allamakee County residents, median household income is about $70,694, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Waukon High School is one of 11 public schools in Allamakee County, which together enroll about 2,183 students.
The nearest public school is Waukon Middle School, at less than a tenth of a mile. Waukon High School has 3 other public schools within five miles. Waukon High School comes in 2nd of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 392, 5% above the 374 of 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Allamakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$70,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,183 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Allamakee Comm School District
- West Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Waukon Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
- East Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Other schools in Waukon
- West Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 265 students
- Waukon Middle SchoolMiddle · 260 students
- East Campus Elementary SchoolElementary · 220 students
Nearby schools
- Waukon Middle School0.1 mi · 260
- West Campus Elementary School0.2 mi · 265
- East Campus Elementary School0.5 mi · 220
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St13.6 mi · 18
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center13.7 mi · 14
- Cora B Darling Elementary13.8 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About Waukon High SchoolHow many students attend Waukon High School?
Waukon High School enrolls approximately 392 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Waukon High School serve?
Waukon High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Waukon High School have?
Waukon High School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.9:1.
How diverse is Waukon High School?
Waukon High School reports a student body of 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Waukon High School public or private?
Waukon High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Allamakee Comm School District.
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