Best Essex Public High Schools (2023)
For the 2023 school year, there is 1 public high school serving 97 students in Essex, IA.
The top ranked public high school in Essex, IA is Essex Junior-senior High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Essex, IA public high school have an average math proficiency score of 47% (versus the Iowa public high school average of 63%), and reading proficiency score of 82% (versus the 73% statewide average). High schools in Essex have an average ranking of 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of Iowa public high schools.
Essex, IA public high school have a Graduation Rate of 50%, which is less than the Iowa average of 90%.
The school with highest graduation rate is Essex Junior-senior High School, with ≥50% graduation rate. Read more about public school graduation rate statistics in Iowa or national school graduation rate statistics.
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public high school average of 24% (majority Hispanic).
Best Essex, IA Public High Schools (2023)
School (Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Essex Junior-senior High School
Math: 45-49% | Reading: 80-84%
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
111 Forbes St
Essex, IA 51638
(712) 379-3115
Essex, IA 51638
(712) 379-3115
Grades: 6-12
| 97 students
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