High Schools in Roland-Story Community School District

Summary:

The Roland-Story Community School District in Iowa is home to one high school, Roland-Story High School, which serves grades 9-12. This standout institution has consistently ranked among the top 15 high schools in Iowa, maintaining a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger for the past three years.

Roland-Story High School boasts exceptional academic performance, with students significantly outperforming their peers statewide on the ISASP assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% is well above the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is slightly higher than the state's target of 20%. The school district spends $12,856 per student, which is higher than the state average, and the school has a student-teacher ratio of 16.5, slightly lower than the state average.

Overall, Roland-Story High School stands out as a high-performing, well-resourced institution within the Roland-Story Community School District. The school's exceptional academic achievements, high graduation rates, and relatively low rates of free/reduced lunch and chronic absenteeism make it a desirable choice for families in the area.

District Detail

1009 Story St
Story City, IA 50248

(515) 733-4301

SchoolDigger Rank:
6^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,094

Primary Schools: 1
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
Roland-Story High School	Public	9-12	1009 Story St	Story City	50248	Story County	Roland-Story Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 733-4329	317	21	15.2	18.0%	291 (91.8%)	5 (1.6%)	13 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	84.8	15^th of 340 public high schools	95.6%		84.8	15^th of 338 public high schools	95.6%		89.4	90.5	83.1	83.3	84.5	84.5	84.5	$12,856	$97	$12,759

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Gilbert Community School District	6.28 mi	4	2^nd
South Hamilton Community School District	8.19 mi	2	23^rd
Ames Community School District	9.89 mi	8	145^th
Colo-NESCO Community School District	10.28 mi	3	252^nd
Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District	11.69 mi	2	141^st

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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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