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Humboldt High School
B+

Humboldt High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

1500 Wildcat Rd, Humboldt, IA 50548 · (515) 332-1430 · Part of Humboldt Community School District

Humboldt’s School Grade B+ better than 67% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Photo: Brandonrush · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Students
464
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
30%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about Humboldt High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 7 pts above the state

On the path

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

5–8Humboldt Middle School454 students
9–12Humboldt High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency72%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts75%
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 ↗

1500 Wildcat Rd, Humboldt

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9120
Grade 10102
Grade 11120
Grade 12122
Enrollment over time
480’20
487’21
496’22
464’23
464’24

Down 3.3% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 84%Hispanic 13%Two or more races 2%Black <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Humboldt High School from Humboldt families.

Other schools in Humboldt Community School District

The district →
Clyde D Mease Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Dakota City
139 students19:1
Taft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Humboldt
B+
369 students11:1
Humboldt Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Humboldt
B+
454 students17:1

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