Enrollment
292
High
DISTRICT 306 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST MARSHALL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193108001812
West Marshall High School
601 3rd Street NW, State Center, IA 50247 · (641) 483-2136 · Marshall County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of Iowa public high schools
- A-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
16.5:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
73 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 70 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 68 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 75 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 79 | 27% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 19% · 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 Marshall Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
87.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.2pp since 2023
Math
79.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 88 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.8% | 79.9% |
| 2023-24 | 92.0% | 75.1% |
% 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
80.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Marshall High School
West Marshall High School's state test result (80.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Marshall High School this school | 292 | 25.0% | 80.8% |
| West Lyon High School Inwood | 284 | 24.6% | 81.6% |
| Durant Junior/Senior High School Durant | 340 | 26.2% | 65.6% |
| Union High School La Porte City | 279 | 24.0% | 76.8% |
| Logan-Magnolia Jr-Sr High School Logan | 294 | 26.5% | 81.4% |
| Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School Lawton | 339 | 23.9% | 86.1% |
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 Marshall High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #51 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.9% | #55 of 314 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #29 of 314 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #179 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.5:1 | #205 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.7% | #206 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #250 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.3% | #104 of 125 |
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
292
-22 (-7%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 222
Student : Teacher
16.5:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 292 | 17.7 | 16.5:1 | 25% (73) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 16.8 | 17.8:1 | 26% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 327 | 19.7 | 16.6:1 | 27% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 314 | 18 | 17.4:1 | 24% (75) |
| 2017-18 | 302 | 19.6 | 15.4:1 | 19% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 279 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 23% (64) |
| 2010-11 | 286 | 24 | 11.9:1 | 27% (76) |
| 2000-01 | 259 | 18 | 14.4:1 | 14% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Marshall High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (302 to 292); teachers down 10% (19.6 to 17.7).
About West Marshall High School
West Marshall High School sits in State Center, Iowa, and is classified as a high school. It reports enrollment of 292 students in grades 9 through 12. That puts enrollment 38% below the 468-student average for high schools in Iowa.
West Marshall Comm School District runs 3 schools with a combined 917 students. West Marshall High School is one of them.
Of every 100 students at West Marshall High School, about 92 are White. It is also 6% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Marshall County is roughly 71% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
The school lists 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.5:1. The average for high schools in Iowa, 17.3:1, is higher. A total of 73 students, or 25%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Marshall County is 65%.
Among Iowa public high schools, West Marshall High School outscored 80%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
West Marshall High School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 80.8% is 1.3 points above the 79.4% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The school's county is Marshall County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $73,315 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Public schools in Marshall County number 17, with about 6,903 students.
Of the public schools around it, West Marshall High School is closest to West Marshall Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Compared with its nearest neighbors, West Marshall High School ranks 2nd of 9 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put West Marshall High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment figures show a decline of 22 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on athletics, class schedules, and weather closures here. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Marshall County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
40,114
Census ACS
Median income
$73,315
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
17
6,903 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Marshall Comm School District
- West Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- West Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 213 students
Other schools in State Center
- West Marshall Elementary SchoolElementary · 412 students
- West Marshall Middle SchoolMiddle · 213 students
Nearby schools
- West Marshall Middle School0.1 mi · 213
- West Marshall Elementary School0.4 mi · 412
- Colo-NESCO Middle/High School7.6 mi · 216
- Collins-Maxwell Elementary School10.5 mi · 182
- Colo-Nesco Elementary School12.0 mi · 169
- Franklin Elementary School12.2 mi · 358
Frequently asked questions
About West Marshall High SchoolHow many students attend West Marshall High School?
West Marshall High School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does West Marshall High School serve?
West Marshall High School serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at West Marshall High School?
Approximately 16.5:1 students per teacher at West Marshall High School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at West Marshall High School?
At West Marshall High School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees West Marshall High School?
West Marshall High School is overseen by West Marshall Comm School District in Marshall County.
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