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Baxter High School

PublicHighGrades 6–12

202 E State, Baxter, IA 50028 · (641) 227-3103 · Part of Baxter Community School District

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Students
262
Free or reduced lunch
33%
Setting
Rural
Grades
6–12
The gist

What stands out about Baxter High School

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 63% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 9 pts above the state
  • Enrollment up 17.5% since 2020–21

On the path

Where Baxter kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Baxter Elementary School209 students
6–12Baxter High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

202 E State, Baxter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 640
Grade 743
Grade 832
Grade 943
Grade 1028
Grade 1137
Grade 1239
Enrollment over time
223’20
244’21
256’22
261’23
262’24

Up 17.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 92%Two or more races 4%Hispanic 2%Asian 1%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Baxter High School from Baxter families.

Other schools in Baxter Community School District

The district →
Baxter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Baxter
B+
209 students19:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Baxter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.