Enrollment
270
High
DISTRICT 190 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODWARD-GRANGER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193201001868
Woodward-Granger High School
306 W 3rd St, Woodward, IA 50276 · (515) 438-2115 · Dallas County
GRADES 09–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL270 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test 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
12.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
56 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 | 71 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 64 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 79 | 29% |
| Grade 12 | 56 | 21% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Woodward-Granger Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.9% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 72.7% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Woodward-Granger High School
Woodward-Granger High School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward-Granger High School this school | 270 | 20.7% | 73.8% |
| Aplington-Parkersburg High School Parkersburg | 247 | 20.2% | 85.1% |
| Ogden High School Ogden | 234 | 20.9% | 73.1% |
| Bellevue High School Bellevue | 354 | 21.5% | 67.5% |
| Jesup High School Jesup | 269 | 17.8% | 80.8% |
| Lisbon Secondary School Lisbon | 301 | 17.9% | 80.2% |
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 Woodward-Granger High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #152 of 313 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #115 of 314 ▲ 7 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.9% | #111 of 314 ▲ 20 | #7 of 9 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 270 | #198 of 340 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #42 of 259 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #256 of 260 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 20.7% | #281 of 320 | #4 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +16.9% | #49 of 133 | N/A |
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
270
+29 (+12%) vs 2020
+68% since 1990-91, when it was 161
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 270 | 22.5 | 12.0:1 | 21% (56) |
| 2023-24 | 266 | 21.6 | 12.3:1 | 14% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 20.8 | 12.5:1 | 18% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 241 | 19 | 12.7:1 | 15% (35) |
| 2017-18 | 231 | 19.5 | 11.8:1 | 15% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 211 | 16 | 13.2:1 | 18% (39) |
| 2010-11 | 195 | 16 | 12.2:1 | 19% (38) |
| 2000-01 | 219 | 4 | 54.8:1 | 11% (25) |
| 1990-91 | 161 | 17 | 9.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodward-Granger High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 17% (231 to 270); teachers up 15% (19.5 to 22.5).
About Woodward-Granger High School
Woodward-Granger High School is a low-enrollment high school in Woodward, Iowa, (ZIP code 50276). Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 270 students. High schools in Iowa have about 468 students on average; enrollment here is 42% lower.
The Woodward-Granger Comm School District system has 5 schools and 1,230 students.
Of every 100 students at Woodward-Granger High School, about 96 are White. For comparison, the population of Dallas County is roughly 84% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 7%.
Woodward-Granger High School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1, with 22.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for high schools in Iowa, 17.3:1, is higher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 21% at Woodward-Granger High School. Public schools in Dallas County average a similar 22%.
Woodward-Granger High School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 39% of Iowa public high schools.
Woodward-Granger High School is 7.7 points below its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results (73.8% versus 81.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
The school's county is Dallas County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $102,379 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 52% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Public schools in Dallas County number 41, with about 22,938 students.
Woodward-Granger High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Woodward-Granger Middle School, its nearest public school. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Woodward-Granger High School is 5th of 7 on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Woodward-Granger High School is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 29 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodward-Granger Comm School District
- Woodward-Granger Elementary SchoolElementary · 349 students
- Woodward-Granger Early Learning CenterElementary · 253 students
- Woodward-Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 248 students
- Woodward AcademyHigh · 110 students
Other schools in Woodward
- Woodward-Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 248 students
- Woodward AcademyHigh · 110 students
Nearby schools
- Woodward-Granger Middle School0.0 mi · 248
- Woodward Academy1.2 mi · 110
- Madrid Elementary Preschool5.5 mi · 23
- Madrid Elementary School5.5 mi · 259
- Madrid Junior High School6.1 mi · 151
- Madrid High School6.1 mi · 195
Frequently asked questions
About Woodward-Granger High SchoolHow large is Woodward-Granger High School?
Woodward-Granger High School enrolls approximately 270 students in grades 09-12.
Is Woodward-Granger High School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Woodward-Granger High School is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Woodward-Granger High School have?
Woodward-Granger High School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at Woodward-Granger High School?
Student demographics at Woodward-Granger High School are roughly 96% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Woodward-Granger High School public or private?
Woodward-Granger High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodward-Granger Comm School District.
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