High Schools in West Bend-Mallard Community School District

Summary:

The West Bend-Mallard Community School District in Iowa has only one high school, West Bend-Mallard High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school has an enrollment of 123 students and a student-teacher ratio of 10.3, which is lower than the state average.

West Bend-Mallard High School has shown mixed academic performance compared to state averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts were above the state average for 10th and 11th grades, but below the state average for 9th grade. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates were below the state average for all three grade levels. However, the school's 10th-grade proficiency rate in Science was significantly above the state average. 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.

The school's statewide ranking has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 154th out of 338 Iowa high schools in 2023-2024 to 236th out of 336 in 2022-2023. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, with 3 stars out of 5 in 2023-2024 and 2 stars out of 5 in 2022-2023 and 2024-2025. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $17,499, which is higher than the state average, but the academic performance metrics indicate that these resources may not be translating into consistent, strong academic outcomes.

District Detail

300 3rd Ave. SW
West Bend, IA 50597-0247

(515) 887-7821

SchoolDigger Rank:
220^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 422

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
West Bend-Mallard High School	Public	9-12	300 3rd Ave SW	West Bend	50597	Palo Alto County	West Bend-Mallard Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 887-7831	117	12	9.6	38.5%	107 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	48.1	203^rd of 340 public high schools	40.3%		58.9	154^th of 338 public high schools	54.4%	49	64.3	85.3	73.9	42.9	64.7	60.9	85.3	$17,499	$297	$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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