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Grinnell Community Senior High School
1333 Sunset St
Grinnell IA, 50112, Poweshiek County
Phone: 641-236-2720
Ranking: 
(60 out of 205, top 29%)*
(60 out of 205, top 29%)*Type: Regular High School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12
School District: Grinnell-Newburg Community School District
Title I Eligible School: No
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 36 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 38 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 524 | 561 | 570 | 572 | 575 | 558 | 557 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 114 | 21.8% | 129 | 23.0% | 131 | 23.0% | 150 | 26.2% | 141 | 24.5% | 130 | 23.3% | 138 | 24.8% |
| Grade 10: | 124 | 23.7% | 136 | 24.2% | 151 | 26.5% | 140 | 24.5% | 135 | 23.5% | 135 | 24.2% | 146 | 26.2% |
| Grade 11: | 129 | 24.6% | 152 | 27.1% | 144 | 25.3% | 132 | 23.1% | 140 | 24.3% | 145 | 26.0% | 132 | 23.7% |
| Grade 12: | 157 | 30.0% | 144 | 25.7% | 144 | 25.3% | 150 | 26.2% | 159 | 27.7% | 148 | 26.5% | 141 | 25.3% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 278 | 53.1% | 284 | 50.6% | 298 | 52.3% | 307 | 53.7% | 289 | 50.3% | 294 | 52.7% | 284 | 51.0% |
| Female: | 246 | 46.9% | 277 | 49.4% | 272 | 47.7% | 265 | 46.3% | 286 | 49.7% | 256 | 45.9% | 269 | 48.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.0% | 6 | 1.1% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Asian: | 9 | 1.7% | 7 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.1% | 3 | 0.5% | 4 | 0.7% | 4 | 0.7% | 8 | 1.4% |
| Hispanic: | 18 | 3.4% | 19 | 3.4% | 17 | 3.0% | 16 | 2.8% | 19 | 3.3% | 14 | 2.5% | 13 | 2.3% |
| Black: | 8 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.8% | 9 | 1.6% | 11 | 1.9% | 18 | 3.1% | 16 | 2.9% | 18 | 3.2% |
| White: | 478 | 91.2% | 508 | 90.6% | 527 | 92.5% | 532 | 93.0% | 518 | 90.1% | 518 | 92.8% | 512 | 91.9% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 7 | 1.3% | 14 | 2.5% | 8 | 1.4% | 8 | 1.4% | 10 | 1.7% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 119 | 22.7% | 121 | 21.6% | 139 | 24.4% | 124 | 21.7% | 130 | 22.6% | 99 | 17.7% | 87 | 15.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 42 | 8.0% | 43 | 7.7% | 61 | 10.7% | 46 | 8.0% | 49 | 8.5% | 27 | 4.8% | 28 | 5.0% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 14.56 | 15.16 | 15.41 | 15.36 | 15.54 | 15.20 | 14.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.80% | 87.80% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 85.93% | 85.93% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 86.18% | 86.18% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 91.85% | 91.85% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 54.2% | 63.6% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | 45.8% | 36.4% |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 16.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 16.7% | 13.6% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 83.3% | 86.4% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $41,622.0 | $38,596.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $31,618.0 | $29,129.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $43,623.0 | $40,090.0 |
* Grinnell Community Senior High School was rated 4.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.