High Schools in Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District

Summary:

The Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District in Iowa is home to a single high school, Ruthven-Ayrshire High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. Despite its small size, with just 70 students, the school has consistently demonstrated strong academic performance, particularly in English Language Arts, where 11th-grade students have scored well above the state average.

Ruthven-Ayrshire High School's four-year graduation rate of 88.3% is higher than the state average, and the school has seen a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 247th out of 336 Iowa high schools in 2022-2023 to 76th out of 340 in 2024-2025. This improvement is reflected in the school's SchoolDigger star rating, which has increased from 1 to 4 stars over the same period. The school's low student-teacher ratio of 13.2 and higher-than-average spending per student of $17,561 may contribute to its academic success.

While Ruthven-Ayrshire High School's performance in English Language Arts is exceptional, its 11th-grade mathematics proficiency rate of 66.7% is lower than its English Language Arts proficiency rate of 91.7%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is relatively high, which may be an area of concern and could impact student learning and achievement. Overall, Ruthven-Ayrshire High School appears to be a standout school in the Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District, with strong academic performance and a trajectory of improvement, but with room for growth in mathematics and attendance.

District Detail

1505 Washington St
Ruthven, IA 51358

(712) 837-5211

SchoolDigger Rank:
210^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 147

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
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)		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 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ruthven-Ayrshire High School	Public	7-12	1505 Washington St	Ruthven	51358	Palo Alto County	Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 837-5212	58	4	14.0	37.9%	51 (87.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (8.6%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	72.5	76^th of 340 public high schools	77.6%		61.3	140^th of 338 public high schools	58.6%	64	63.6	91.7	45.5	66.7	$17,561	$361	$17,200

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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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