Enrollment
190
High
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODBURY CENTRAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193195001865
Woodbury Central High School
408 South 4th Street, Moville, IA 51039 · (712) 873-3128 · Woodbury County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL190 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- CBeats 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
11.7:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
47 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 51 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 37 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 50 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 52 | 27% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 Woodbury Central Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.5% | 67.4% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 68.2% |
% 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
74.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 Woodbury Central High School
Woodbury Central High School's state test result (74.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodbury Central High School this school | 190 | 24.7% | 74.5% |
| South Winneshiek High School Calmar | 205 | 24.9% | 79.0% |
| St Ansgar High School St Ansgar | 166 | 23.5% | 84.6% |
| IKM-Manning High School Manning | 185 | 27.6% | 78.1% |
| Martensdale-St Marys Jr-Sr High School Martensdale | 225 | 26.7% | 80.3% |
| Stanton High School Stanton | 153 | 26.1% | 76.3% |
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 Woodbury Central High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #139 of 313 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #200 of 314 ▼ 13 | #4 of 8 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.5% | #101 of 314 ▼ 3 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 190 | #273 of 340 | #7 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.7% | #252 of 320 | #6 of 7 |
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
190
-1 (-1%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 190 | 16.2 | 11.7:1 | 25% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 16.2 | 11.2:1 | 27% (49) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 16.4 | 10.9:1 | 26% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 191 | 17 | 11.2:1 | 26% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 14.4 | 13.5:1 | 18% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 190 | 14 | 13.6:1 | 14% (27) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 14 | 13.5:1 | 15% (28) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 15 | 14.2:1 | 18% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 155 | 14 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodbury Central High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (195 to 190); teachers up 12% (14.4 to 16.2).
About Woodbury Central High School
Students in Moville, Iowa, attend Woodbury Central High School, a low-enrollment high school. School enrollment was 190 students in 2024-25, in grades 9 through 12. The average among high schools in Iowa is roughly 468 students; this school is 59% smaller than that.
Across its 3 schools, Woodbury Central Comm School District enrolls 584 students. Woodbury Central High School is one of those schools.
Most students at Woodbury Central High School are White: 92% of enrollment. Other students are 7% Hispanic. That is higher than the 71% White share among all Woodbury County residents. By the diversity index, Woodbury Central High School comes in at 15%.
At Woodbury Central High School, 16.2 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 11.7:1. That ratio is under the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 25% of enrollment. The 60% average for public schools in Woodbury County is 35 points higher.
The allk12 Grade for Woodbury Central High School is B-. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Woodbury Central High School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.5% is 5.1 points below the 79.6% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
According to the American Community Survey, in Woodbury County, median household income is about $73,658, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 37 public schools operate in Woodbury County, serving about 18,210 students.
Nearby, Moville Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile away. Woodbury Central High School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 82.2% on proficiency, and Woodbury Central High School is below that at 74.5%.
Locale data from NCES put Woodbury Central High School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (191) and 2024-25 (190).
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Woodbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,247
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodbury Central Comm School District
- Moville Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Woodbury Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Other schools in Moville
- Moville Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Woodbury Central Middle SchoolMiddle · 111 students
Nearby schools
- Moville Elementary School0.0 mi · 283
- Woodbury Central Middle School0.0 mi · 111
- Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School5.5 mi · 339
- Kingsley Elementary School8.4 mi · 173
- Kingsley-Pierson High School8.4 mi · 141
- Bronson Elementary School9.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About Woodbury Central High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Woodbury Central High School?
Woodbury Central High School enrolls approximately 190 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodbury Central High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodbury Central High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Woodbury Central High School have?
Woodbury Central High School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.7:1.
How diverse is Woodbury Central High School?
Woodbury Central High School reports a student body of 92% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
Is Woodbury Central High School public or private?
Woodbury Central High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodbury Central Comm School District.
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