Summary:
The Newell-Fonda Community School District in Iowa has only one high school, Newell-Fonda High School, which serves grades 9-12. The school's performance has been relatively low compared to other high schools in the state, with a fluctuating statewide ranking between 222 and 284 out of 336-340 high schools and a 1 out of 5 star rating from SchoolDigger.
Newell-Fonda High School's key metrics show areas of concern. The school's four-year graduation rate of 88.3% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is significantly higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates on the ISASP tests, particularly in mathematics, are lower than the state averages. Additionally, 43.17% of the school's students were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $19,002 in 2018-2019, which is above the state average, and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.6 to 1 in 2023-2024, the school's academic performance continues to lag behind the state averages. This suggests that the resources may not be effectively allocated or utilized to support student learning, and the school's challenges may be related to the socioeconomic factors of its student population.
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