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High Schools in Northwood-Kensett Community School District

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At a glance

DistrictNorthwood-Kensett Community School District193^rd of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

265

Students

Top rankedNorthwood-Kensett MIddle/High School182^nd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The Northwood-Kensett Community School District in Iowa is home to a single high school, Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School, which serves students in grades 6-12. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of Iowa high schools in recent years and outperforming the state average in several academic areas.

Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School boasts a four-year graduation rate of 88.3%, which is higher than the state average. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are also 5-15 percentage points above the state average across multiple grade levels. These strong academic achievements suggest the school is providing a quality education for its students, despite serving a significant population of economically disadvantaged students, with over 38% of the student body qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is higher than the state would likely prefer, and the school's ranking and rating by SchoolDigger have fluctuated in recent years, with a decline from a 3-star to a 2-star rating between the 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 school years. These areas may warrant further investigation by the school and district to understand the underlying causes and implement strategies for improvement.

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Northwood-Kensett MIddle/High School	Public	6-12	704 7th Street North	Northwood	50459	Worth County	Northwood-Kensett Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 324-2142	265	21	12.8	30.2%	230 (86.8%)	8 (3.0%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	54.5	182^nd of 340 public high schools	46.5%		61.7	137^th of 338 public high schools	59.5%	45	69.8	74.3	89.2	73.3	86.7	64.3	72.1	77.1	75.7	66.7	76.7	69.0	75.7	70.0	$13,460	$270	$13,190

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St Ansgar Community School District	15.82 mi	3	10^th
Lake Mills Community School District	15.98 mi	3	29^th
Mason City Community School District	19.48 mi	9	273^rd
Clear Lake Community School District	22.46 mi	3	78^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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