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Decorah High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

100 Claiborne Drive, Decorah, IA 52101 · (563) 382-3643 · Part of Decorah Community School District

Decorah’s School Grade A+ better than 96% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
555
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
21%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Decorah High School

  • Its own letter, A+: reading and math results near the top of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 24 pts above the state

On the path

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

5–8Decorah Middle School432 students
9–12Decorah High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency85%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts92%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

100 Claiborne Drive, Decorah

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9138
Grade 10136
Grade 11139
Grade 12142
Enrollment over time
575’20
577’21
576’22
569’23
555’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Decorah High School from Decorah families.

Other schools in Decorah Community School District

The district →
West Side Elementary School
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Decorah
20 students10:1
John Cline Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Decorah
300 students12:1
Carrie Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Decorah
B+
215 students13:1
Decorah Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Decorah
A
432 students12:1

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; Decorah’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.