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High Schools in Earlham Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictEarlham Community School District44^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

189

Students

Top rankedEarlham Senior High School43^rd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Earlham Senior High School up 72 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Earlham Community School District in Iowa is home to a single high school, Earlham Senior High School, which has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance and a high graduation rate.

Earlham Senior High School is a standout institution, ranking 43rd out of 340 Iowa high schools for the 2024-2025 school year, placing it in the top 12.6% statewide. The school has seen a significant improvement in its rankings, rising from 115th and 149th in the previous two years. Earlham Senior High School consistently outperforms the state average on ISASP tests in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, and its 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% for the 2023-2024 school year is higher than the state average.

Other key metrics for Earlham Senior High School include a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is slightly higher than the state average, and a relatively low percentage of students (14.9%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively affluent student population. The school's spending per student of $13,628 for the 2018-2019 school year is higher than the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 13.1 to 1 for the 2023-2024 school year is lower than the state average.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)			ISASP Mathematics (2025)			ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Earlham Senior High School	Public	9-12	535 N Chestnut Ave	Earlham	50072	Madison County	Earlham Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 758-2235	189	16	12.0	15.9%	178 (94.2%)	2 (1.1%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	78.4	43^rd of 340 public high schools	87.4%		65.9	115^th of 338 public high schools	66.0%	72	83.8	87.0	78.2	81.1	84.8	76.4	87.0	$13,628	$119	$13,509

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
West Central Valley Community School District	5.66 mi	4	178^th
Adel DeSoto Minburn Community School District	6.55 mi	5	11^th
Van Meter Community School District	9.13 mi	3	3^rd
Winterset Community School District	12.62 mi	4	113^th
Waukee Community School District	13.2 mi	20	65^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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