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Enrollment
447
High
DISTRICT 478 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193180001850
Wilton Jr-Sr High School
1000 Cypress St, Wilton, IA 52778 · (563) 732-2629 · Muscatine County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL447 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.7:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
107 students
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 7 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 9 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 79 | 18% |
| Grade 11 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 12 | 74 | 17% |
Student demographics
17%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 Wilton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.1pp since 2023
Math
71.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.6% | 71.6% |
| 2023-24 | 77.7% | 68.4% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Wilton Jr-Sr High School
Wilton Jr-Sr High School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilton Jr-Sr High School this school | 447 | 23.9% | 70.2% |
| Cascade Junior-Senior High School Cascade | 392 | 23.2% | 84.2% |
| Hudson High School Hudson | 371 | 23.7% | 81.2% |
| Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School Lawton | 339 | 23.9% | 86.1% |
| West Delaware High School Manchester | 436 | 25.0% | 80.8% |
| Williamsburg Jr-Sr High School Williamsburg | 604 | 21.5% | 85.0% |
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 Wilton Jr-Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #194 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.6% | #157 of 314 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #183 of 314 ▼ 19 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 447 | #110 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #161 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.4% | #170 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.9% | #260 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +25.6% | #32 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
447
+46 (+11%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 447 | 29.6 | 15.1:1 | 24% (107) |
| 2023-24 | 441 | 31 | 14.2:1 | 27% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 427 | 30.9 | 13.8:1 | 26% (110) |
| 2020-21 | 401 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 31% (125) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 24.5 | 14.5:1 | 26% (93) |
| 2015-16 | 350 | 24 | 14.6:1 | 27% (96) |
| 2010-11 | 403 | 33 | 12.2:1 | 30% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 452 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 13% (61) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 23 | 11.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Wilton Jr-Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (356 to 447); teachers up 21% (24.5 to 29.6).
About Wilton Jr-Sr High School
Wilton Jr-Sr High School sits in Wilton, Iowa, and is classified as a high school. The school reports 447 students in grades 7 through 12.
The 2 schools in Wilton Comm School District enroll 956 students altogether, Wilton Jr-Sr High School among them.
The large majority of students at Wilton Jr-Sr High School, 90%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 7% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is lower, at 81%. Wilton Jr-Sr High School has a diversity index of 17%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 29.6 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.1:1. The average ratio among high schools in Iowa is 17.3:1, higher than at this school. Wilton Jr-Sr High School reports 24% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Muscatine County average 47%.
allk12 grades Wilton Jr-Sr High School a C. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public high schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 80.0% at Wilton Jr-Sr High School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 70.2%.
Census estimates describe Muscatine County this way: median household income is about $69,396, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Muscatine County number 15 and enroll about 6,527.
Wilton Elementary School is located less than a tenth of a mile from Wilton Jr-Sr High School. Within ten miles are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Wilton Jr-Sr High School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 401 to 447.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at Wilton Jr-Sr High School. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Wilton Comm School District
- Wilton Elementary SchoolElementary · 509 students
Nearby schools
- Wilton Elementary School0.0 mi · 509
- Durant Junior/Senior High School5.1 mi · 340
- Durant Elementary School5.1 mi · 342
- Bennett Elementary School10.2 mi · 76
- Madison Elementary School10.5 mi · 372
- Muskie Early Learning Center10.6 mi · 261
Frequently asked questions
About Wilton Jr-Sr High SchoolHow many students attend Wilton Jr-Sr High School?
Wilton Jr-Sr High School enrolls approximately 447 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Wilton Jr-Sr High School serve?
Wilton Jr-Sr High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Wilton Jr-Sr High School have?
Wilton Jr-Sr High School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Wilton Jr-Sr High School?
At Wilton Jr-Sr High School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Wilton Jr-Sr High School?
Wilton Jr-Sr High School is overseen by Wilton Comm School District in Muscatine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.