Enrollment
156
High
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST HARRISON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193096001801
West Harrison Middle School/High School
410 Pine St, Mondamin, IA 51557 · (712) 646-2231 · Harrison County
GRADES 05–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL156 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Iowa public high schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
15.2:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
81 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 5 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 24 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 10 | 20 | 13% |
| Grade 11 | 22 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 13% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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 Harrison Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.0pp since 2023
Math
74.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 80 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.8% | 74.4% |
| 2023-24 | 82.8% | 71.9% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Harrison Middle School/High School
West Harrison Middle School/High School's state test result (76.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Harrison Middle School/High School this school | 156 | 51.9% | 76.1% |
| Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School Winfield | 198 | 51.0% | 62.1% |
| GMG Secondary School Garwin | 205 | 51.2% | 63.8% |
| Starmont High School Arlington | 174 | 49.4% | 71.8% |
| Rockford Junior-Senior High School Rockford | 173 | 49.1% | 68.2% |
| Sidney High School Sidney | 196 | 48.0% | 75.6% |
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 Harrison Middle School/High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.1% | #121 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #120 of 314 ▲ 17 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #125 of 314 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 156 | #300 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.9% | #42 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
156
-6 (-4%) vs 2020
-17% since 1990-91, when it was 187
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 156 | 10.3 | 15.2:1 | 52% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 10.6 | 15.0:1 | 48% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 148 | 9.2 | 16.1:1 | 43% (64) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 7 | 23.1:1 | 35% (57) |
| 2017-18 | 180 | 11.2 | 16.1:1 | 37% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 185 | 11 | 16.8:1 | 37% (68) |
| 2010-11 | 223 | 15 | 14.9:1 | 34% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 242 | 21 | 11.5:1 | 27% (66) |
| 1990-91 | 187 | 21 | 8.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Harrison Middle School/High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (180 to 156); teachers down 9% (11.2 to 10.3).
About West Harrison Middle School/High School
West Harrison Middle School/High School is a very small high school. Its address is in Mondamin, Iowa. Enrollment stands at 156 students, covering grades 5 through 12. That is 67% below the average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
West Harrison Comm School District has a total of 2 schools and 282 students, West Harrison Middle School/High School among them.
The share of White students at West Harrison Middle School/High School is 90%. Next come 6% Hispanic. The diversity index for West Harrison Middle School/High School is 19%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school has 10.3 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 15.2 students per teacher. High schools in Iowa average 17.3:1, 2.1 more students per teacher than here. Of all students at West Harrison Middle School/High School, 52% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Harrison County report 39%.
Among Iowa public high schools, West Harrison Middle School/High School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
A school in Iowa with West Harrison Middle School/High School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 66.0%. West Harrison Middle School/High School scores 76.1%.
In the surrounding county, Harrison County, the median household earns about $79,535 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Harrison County has 10 public schools with about 2,535 students, including West Harrison Middle School/High School.
West Harrison Elementary sits less than a tenth of a mile from West Harrison Middle School/High School. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, West Harrison Middle School/High School is 3rd on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 6 students, from 162 to 156. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2020-21 (23.1:1).
West Harrison Middle School/High School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Harrison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,632
Census ACS
Median income
$79,535
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,535 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Harrison Comm School District
- West Harrison ElementaryElementary · 126 students
Nearby schools
- West Harrison Elementary0.0 mi · 126
- HIGH SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH11.5 mi · 248
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT TEKAMAH11.5 mi · 288
- Missouri Valley Elementary12.3 mi · 359
- Missouri Valley Middle School12.4 mi · 158
- Missouri Valley High School12.4 mi · 228
Frequently asked questions
About West Harrison Middle School/High SchoolHow large is West Harrison Middle School/High School?
West Harrison Middle School/High School enrolls approximately 156 students in grades 05-12.
What age range does West Harrison Middle School/High School serve?
West Harrison Middle School/High School serves students from grade 05 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Harrison Middle School/High School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at West Harrison Middle School/High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Harrison Middle School/High School?
At West Harrison Middle School/High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Harrison Middle School/High School in?
West Harrison Middle School/High School is part of West Harrison Comm School District.
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