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Ottumwa High School
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Ottumwa High School

PublicHighGrades 10–12

501 E 2nd, Ottumwa, IA 52501 · (641) 683-4444 · Part of Ottumwa Community School District

Ottumwa’s School Grade D better than 6% of Iowa school districts

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Photo: Sgarchik · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Students
910
Students per teacher
17:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
Town
Grades
10–12
The gist

What stands out about Ottumwa High School

  • Its own letter, C−: better results than 21% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 29.5% since 2020–21

On the path

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

6–7Liberty Intermediate School633 students
10–12Ottumwa High SchoolYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency53%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

501 E 2nd, Ottumwa

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 10333
Grade 11302
Grade 12275
Enrollment over time
1,291’20
1,378’21
1,317’22
1,239’23
910’24

Down 29.5% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 49%Hispanic 32%Black 10%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 6%Asian 2%Two or more races 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 Ottumwa High School from Ottumwa families.

Other schools in Ottumwa Community School District

The district →
Pickwick Early Childhood Center
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Ottumwa
560 students23:1
Ottumwa Virtual Learning
Other · Grades PK–12 · Ottumwa
106 students
Wilson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
D
335 students12:1
Horace Mann Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
B−
250 students13:1
James Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
D
249 students13:1
Eisenhower Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ottumwa
A
248 students14:1

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