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PCM High School

PublicHighGrades 9–12

400 East Highway 163, Monroe, IA 50170 · (515) 994-8222 · Part of PCM Community School District

Monroe’s School Grade B better than 62% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
348
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
20%
Setting
Rural
Grades
9–12
The gist

What stands out about PCM High School

  • Its own letter, B+: better results than 69% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 15 pts above the state

On the path

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

6–8PCM Middle Schoolin Prairie City
9–12PCM High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency64%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts83%
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 ↗

400 East Highway 163, Monroe

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 986
Grade 1086
Grade 1194
Grade 1282
Enrollment over time
330’20
334’21
357’22
344’23
348’24

Up 5.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about PCM High School from Monroe families.

Other schools in PCM Community School District

The district →
Monroe Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Monroe
C
257 students15:1
Prairie City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Prairie City
B+
240 students14:1
PCM Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Prairie City
B−
232 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; Monroe’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.