West Bend-Mallard High School

West Bend-Mallard High School operates as a tiny secondary school in West Bend, Iowa, one of the schools within West Bend-Mallard Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 117 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 75% leaner than typical.

West Bend-Mallard Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 422 students; West Bend-Mallard High School is among them.

On the student-mix side, West Bend-Mallard High School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Beyond that, the school lists 8% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, West Bend-Mallard High School has 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 17.3:1 average. Around 38% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, West Bend-Mallard High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 70.9%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Palo Alto County shows median household income runs about $72,781, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. West Bend-Mallard High School is one of 10 public schools in Palo Alto County (combined enrollment of about 1,472 students).

West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), West Bend-Mallard High School ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 75.6%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 4%: 112 students in 2018 compared to 117 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for West Bend-Mallard High School typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.