East Union Middle-High School

East Union Middle-High School is a public school located in Afton, Iowa, serving grades 6-12 with a total enrollment of 242 students. This school is part of the East Union Community School District, which is ranked 147 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Union Middle-High School consistently outperforms the state average in ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) test scores across various grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the school had 84.2% of 10th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 74.7%. The school's performance in Mathematics is also strong, with 91.4% of 8th graders and 90.9% of 9th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the state averages of 74.4% and 65.6%, respectively. In Science, East Union Middle-High School had 94.3% of 8th graders and 76.3% of 10th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state averages of 70.5% and 66.8%. Additionally, the school has consistently high four-year graduation rates, ranging from 87.5% to 97.0% over the past few years, which are above the state average.

While East Union Middle-High School has a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 44.57% to 54.83% over the past few years, the school generally outperforms the nearby Orient-Macksburg Senior High School and Murray Junior/Senior High School in academic metrics, such as test scores and graduation rates. However, the nearby schools, such as Diagonal Junior-Senior High School and Orient-Macksburg Senior High School, have higher chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 27.5%, compared to East Union's 20.7% in 2022-2023.