Enrollment
117
High
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BEND-MALLARD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193072001770
West Bend-Mallard High School
300 3rd Ave SW, West Bend, IA 50597 · (515) 887-7831 · Palo Alto County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL117 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 45% 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.
- 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
9.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
45 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 28 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 36 | 31% |
| Grade 11 | 25 | 21% |
| Grade 12 | 28 | 24% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 West Bend-Mallard Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.9pp since 2023
Math
56.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.3% | 56.5% |
| 2023-24 | 81.2% | 64.7% |
% 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 West Bend-Mallard High School
West Bend-Mallard High School's state test result (70.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bend-Mallard High School this school | 117 | 38.5% | 70.9% |
| Murray Jr/Sr High Murray | 145 | 38.6% | 66.3% |
| River Valley Junior- Senior High School Correctionville | 137 | 40.1% | 63.3% |
| George-Little Rock Senior High School George | 102 | 38.2% | 70.1% |
| Harris-Lake Park High School Lake Park | 174 | 38.5% | 78.9% |
| Keota High School Keota | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
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 West Bend-Mallard High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #190 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #276 of 314 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #204 of 314 ▼ 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 117 | #316 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.5% | #131 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
117
+4 (+4%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 138
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 117 | 12.1 | 9.7:1 | 38% (45) |
| 2023-24 | 123 | 11.9 | 10.3:1 | 44% (54) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 12 | 9.5:1 | 50% (57) |
| 2020-21 | 113 | 12 | 9.4:1 | 39% (44) |
| 2017-18 | 112 | 12 | 9.3:1 | 24% (27) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 12 | 10.3:1 | 25% (31) |
| 2010-11 | 103 | 14 | 7.4:1 | 25% (26) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 18 | 10.1:1 | 21% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 138 | 12 | 11.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Bend-Mallard High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (112 to 117); teachers up 1% (12 to 12.1).
About West Bend-Mallard High School
Federal records list West Bend-Mallard High School as a high school in West Bend, Iowa. It covers grades 9 through 12, with a total enrollment of 117 students. Statewide, high schools in Iowa average about 468 students each.
West Bend-Mallard High School is in West Bend-Mallard Comm School District, a district with 422 students across 3 schools.
About 91% of the student body at West Bend-Mallard High School is White. Other reported shares: 8% Hispanic. The White share in Palo Alto County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. The school's diversity index is 16%, meaning two students picked at random have a 16% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal staffing data show 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers at West Bend-Mallard High School and a ratio of 9.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 38% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for West Bend-Mallard High School is B-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 45% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
West Bend-Mallard High School is 1.8 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (70.9% versus 72.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Census estimates describe Palo Alto County this way: the median household income is $72,781, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 9%. In all, Palo Alto County has 10 public schools and roughly 1,472 students.
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is the public school closest to West Bend-Mallard High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts West Bend-Mallard High School at 6th of 6.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at West Bend-Mallard High School grew 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 113 to 117 students.
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Palo Alto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,863
Census ACS
Median income
$72,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Bend-Mallard Comm School District
- West Bend-Mallard Elementary SchoolElementary · 173 students
- West Bend-Mallard Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Other schools in West Bend
- West Bend-Mallard Elementary SchoolElementary · 173 students
- West Bend-Mallard Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- West Bend-Mallard Elementary School0.0 mi · 173
- West Bend-Mallard Middle School0.0 mi · 132
- Twin Rivers Elementary School10.2 mi · 45
- Bryant Elementary School13.3 mi · 197
- Lucia Wallace Elementary School13.4 mi · 226
- Algona Middle School13.5 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About West Bend-Mallard High SchoolHow large is West Bend-Mallard High School?
West Bend-Mallard High School enrolls approximately 117 students in grades 09-12.
Is West Bend-Mallard High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Bend-Mallard High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Bend-Mallard High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Bend-Mallard High School is approximately 9.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Bend-Mallard High School?
At West Bend-Mallard High School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Bend-Mallard High School?
West Bend-Mallard High School is overseen by West Bend-Mallard Comm School District in Palo Alto County.
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