High Schools in Monticello Community School District

Summary:

The Monticello Community School District in Iowa is home to a single high school, Monticello High School, which serves grades 9-12. The district is located in a rural area, and Monticello High School has consistently maintained a strong performance, ranking 110 out of 340 Iowa high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monticello High School's performance is noteworthy, with a 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% for the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the state average. The school's test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics are generally above the state averages, particularly in 9th and 10th grades. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 is relatively high and could be an area for improvement.

In terms of resources, Monticello High School had a student-teacher ratio of 12.8 in 2023-2024 and spent $22,482 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is higher than the national average. These factors suggest the school is well-resourced and committed to providing a quality education to its 337 students.

District Detail

850 East Oak Street
Monticello, IA 52310

(319) 465-3000

SchoolDigger Rank:
104^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 999

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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	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
Monticello High School	Public	9-12	850 East Oak Street	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 465-3000	320	26	12.2	30.9%	286 (89.4%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	66.5	110^th of 340 public high schools	67.6%		36	252^nd of 338 public high schools	25.4%	142	86.7	82.9	59.8	82.7	80.0	65.9	85.7	$22,482	$310	$22,171

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maquoketa Valley Community School District	7.67 mi	5	9^th
Anamosa Community School District	9.66 mi	3	192^nd
Western Dubuque Community School District	9.81 mi	8	85^th
Midland Community School District	15.99 mi	2	231^st
Central City Community School District	17.12 mi	2	229^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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