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How has Winterset Senior High School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
530
High
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTERSET COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193186001858
Winterset Senior High School
720 Husky Dr, Winterset, IA 50273 · (515) 462-3320 · Madison County
GRADES 09–12HIGH41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL530 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- C+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
15.1:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
147 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 9 | 121 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 127 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 151 | 28% |
| Grade 12 | 131 | 25% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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 Winterset Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.6pp since 2023
Math
77.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.4pp 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 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 77.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.4% | 72.9% |
% 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
74.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Winterset Senior High School
Winterset Senior High School's state test result (74.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterset Senior High School this school | 530 | 27.7% | 74.9% |
| Northeast Middle-High School Goose Lake | 452 | 29.0% | 80.1% |
| Central DeWitt High School De Witt | 533 | 26.6% | 76.4% |
| Independence Junior Senior High School Independence | 712 | 29.4% | 71.1% |
| West Delaware High School Manchester | 436 | 25.0% | 80.8% |
| Clear Lake High School Clear Lake | 461 | 26.9% | 77.5% |
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 Winterset Senior High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.9% | #135 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #89 of 314 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #176 of 314 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 530 | #85 of 340 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #162 of 259 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #225 of 260 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.7% | #230 of 320 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.2% | #74 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
530
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+20% since 1990-91, when it was 441
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 530 | 35 | 15.1:1 | 28% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 561 | 35.3 | 15.9:1 | 30% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 35.8 | 15.8:1 | 35% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 35 | 15.3:1 | 34% (183) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 34.9 | 13.8:1 | 25% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 524 | 36 | 14.6:1 | 27% (142) |
| 2010-11 | 499 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 29% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 582 | 40 | 14.6:1 | 16% (91) |
| 1990-91 | 441 | 33 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winterset Senior High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (481 to 530); teachers unchanged (34.9 to 35).
About Winterset Senior High School
Winterset Senior High School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as a high school in Winterset, Iowa. It reported 530 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25.
Winterset Senior High School is run by Winterset Comm School District, whose 4 schools enroll 1,625 students.
The share of White students at Winterset Senior High School is 93%. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. In Madison County overall, the White share is about 95%. The diversity index for Winterset Senior High School is 12%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, Winterset Senior High School has a ratio of 15.1:1. Across high schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 17.3:1. Income data for the school show 28% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Madison County average a similar 25%.
Winterset Senior High School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 51% of Iowa public high schools.
Winterset Senior High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (74.9%) and its predicted rate (78.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
Madison County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $90,855 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 27% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 3%. Public schools in Madison County number 10, with about 3,355 students.
Winterset Senior High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Winterset Junior High School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Winterset Senior High School ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The school is in rural territory close to an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Fringe).
Enrollment went from 536 in 2020-21 to 530 in 2024-25, a change of 6 students.
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.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,926
Census ACS
Median income
$90,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winterset Comm School District
- Winterset Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Winterset Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Winterset Junior High SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other schools in Winterset
- Winterset Elementary SchoolElementary · 488 students
- Winterset Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Winterset Junior High SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Nearby schools
- Winterset Junior High School0.0 mi · 256
- Winterset Middle School0.3 mi · 351
- Winterset Elementary School0.5 mi · 488
- Interstate 35 Middle School12.2 mi · 228
- Interstate 35 High School12.2 mi · 385
- Interstate 35 Elementary School12.2 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Winterset Senior High SchoolHow many students attend Winterset Senior High School?
Winterset Senior High School enrolls approximately 530 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Winterset Senior High School serve?
Winterset Senior High School serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winterset Senior High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winterset Senior High School is approximately 15.1:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Winterset Senior High School?
At Winterset Senior High School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Winterset Senior High School in?
Winterset Senior High School is part of Winterset Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.