Woodward-Granger High School

Woodward-Granger High School is a high school of cozy scale in Woodward, Iowa, run under Woodward-Granger Comm School District, caters to 270 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 468 students per school, that is 42% smaller than typical.

Woodward-Granger Comm School District comprises 5 schools with combined enrollment of 1,230 students; Woodward-Granger High School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Woodward-Granger High School lists that 96% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

On the resource side, On paper, Woodward-Granger High School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 17.3:1, putting Woodward-Granger High School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 21% of students at Woodward-Granger High School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, Woodward-Granger High School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 73.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Dallas County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $102,379 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Dallas County runs 41 public schools (combined enrollment of about 22,938 students), of which Woodward-Granger High School is one.

Woodward-Granger Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Woodward-Granger High School. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Woodward-Granger High School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 76.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 17%: 231 students in 2018 compared to 270 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.