Summary:
South Tama County, Iowa is home to a single high school, South Tama County High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has been declining in recent years, ranking 285 out of 340 Iowa high schools for the 2024-2025 school year with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Academically, South Tama County High School faces some challenges, with proficiency rates in ISASP English Language Arts and Mathematics generally lower than the state averages, particularly in 11th grade. The school's 4-year graduation rate of 88.3% is slightly below the state average, and its chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is higher than the state average. Socioeconomically, the school has a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 56.92%, indicating a higher proportion of students from low-income families.
Despite the school's higher per-student spending of $16,283 compared to the state average, the declining performance and academic challenges suggest that the school may need to evaluate the effectiveness of its resource allocation and explore targeted interventions to address these issues and improve student outcomes. The data indicates that South Tama County is facing some challenges in providing a high-quality education for its high school students, and the school may benefit from a closer examination of its practices and strategies to better support its student population.
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