Enrollment
284
High
DISTRICT 289 · STATE 475
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOLA-SCANDINAVIA SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 550684000742
Iola-Scandinavia High
540 S Jackson St, Iola, WI 54945 · (715) 445-2411 · Waupaca County
GRADES 07–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 14.6:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
77 students
DISTRICT 32% · STATE 42%
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 7 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 10 | 49 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 63 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 48 | 17% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 54% · 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 Iola-Scandinavia School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
Forward Exam 2024-25 . % Meeting or AdvancedEnglish Language Arts
48.1%
WI avg 53.1% . -2.5pp since 2023
Math
53.2%
WI avg 54.8% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the Forward Exam, Wisconsin's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Wisconsin schools, those numbers are about 53 and 55. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
Forward Exam results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.1% | 53.2% |
| 2023-24 | 50.6% | 45.7% |
% Meeting or Advanced, all students and all tested grades.
Source: Forward Exam. 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
49.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.0%
based on WI schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 61% typical for Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin'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 Iola-Scandinavia High
Iola-Scandinavia High's state test result (49.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iola-Scandinavia High this school | 284 | 27.1% | 49.2% |
| Hurley High Hurley | 309 | 26.9% | 55.4% |
| Omro High Omro | 317 | 27.4% | 58.9% |
| Westby High Westby | 319 | 27.3% | 48.0% |
| Southern Door High Brussels | 304 | 27.6% | 60.5% |
| Cameron High Cameron | 279 | 30.1% | 48.1% |
Matched among Wisconsin 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 Iola-Scandinavia High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Wisconsin | In Waupaca County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #177 of 402 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.2% | #24 of 64 ▲ 11 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #27 of 64 ▼ 3 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #266 of 532 | #4 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #56 of 325 | #2 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #256 of 325 | #5 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.1% | #293 of 418 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.9% | #130 of 203 | 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
284
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 284 | 22.6 | 12.6:1 | 27% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 283 | 23.6 | 12.0:1 | 30% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 288 | 24.5 | 11.8:1 | 32% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 24 | 12.6:1 | 30% (91) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 24 | 12.7:1 | 22% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 30% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 32% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 373 | 24 | 15.5:1 | 15% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 23 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iola-Scandinavia High.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (305 to 284); teachers down 6% (24 to 22.6).
About Iola-Scandinavia High
Iola, Wisconsin, is home to Iola-Scandinavia High, a small high school. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the school, which enrolls 284 students. For comparison, high schools in Wisconsin average about 475 students.
Federal data list 2 schools in Iola-Scandinavia School District, with 577 students enrolled.
At Iola-Scandinavia High, White students make up 90% of the student body. It is also 5% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 93% White share among all Waupaca County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Iola-Scandinavia High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
A ratio of 12.6:1 comes from the school's 22.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, high schools in Wisconsin average 14.6:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 27% in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Waupaca County is 43%.
Iola-Scandinavia High sits between the top and bottom 10% of Wisconsin schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 49.2% and a predicted 61.0%.
Census Bureau estimates for Waupaca County show that median household income is about $72,830, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 26 public schools operate in Waupaca County, serving about 7,466 students.
Of nearby public schools, Iola-Scandinavia Elementary is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 6. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Iola-Scandinavia High is 6th of 7 on proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Iola-Scandinavia High is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Iola-Scandinavia High had 302 students in 2020-21 and 284 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
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Waupaca County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
51,569
Census ACS
Median income
$72,830
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
7,466 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iola-Scandinavia School District
- Iola-Scandinavia ElementaryElementary · 293 students
Nearby schools
- Iola-Scandinavia Elementary0.2 mi · 293
- Tomorrow River Virtual Charter School (TRVCS)7.8 mi · 66
- Tomorrow River Community Charter7.8 mi · 184
- Amherst High8.4 mi · 349
- Amherst Middle8.4 mi · 257
- Amherst Elementary8.4 mi · 342
Frequently asked questions
About Iola-Scandinavia HighWhat is the total enrollment at Iola-Scandinavia High?
Iola-Scandinavia High enrolls approximately 284 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Iola-Scandinavia High serve?
Iola-Scandinavia High serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Iola-Scandinavia High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Iola-Scandinavia High is approximately 12.6:1 (23 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Iola-Scandinavia High?
Iola-Scandinavia High reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Iola-Scandinavia High?
Iola-Scandinavia High is overseen by Iola-Scandinavia School District in Waupaca County.
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