📍 918 4th Avenue, Ackley, Hardin County, 50601
AGWSR High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Ackley, Hardin County. The school has 192 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Erik Smith. It is part of the AGWSR Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 90%. The school offers 6 AP courses, dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
AGWSR High School enrolls 192 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 46% male and 53% female. A teaching staff of 16.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 166 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
68 of the school's 192 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
AGWSR High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 25, state house district 50.
AGWSR High School is one of 5 schools in AGWSR Comm School District, based in Ackley, Iowa. The district serves 642 students district-wide and employs 53 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 192 students, AGWSR High School is larger than the district average of about 128 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant