Montezuma High School
504 North 4th St Montezuma IA, 50171, Poweshiek County Phone: 641-623-5121 Ranking:  (106 out of 205, bottom 48%)*Type: Regular High School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12 School District: Montezuma 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: | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 160 | 140 | 157 | 153 | 143 | 171 | 156 | |||||||
| Grade 9: | 56 | 35.0% | 30 | 21.4% | 38 | 24.2% | 40 | 26.1% | 32 | 22.4% | 52 | 30.4% | 27 | 17.3% |
| Grade 10: | 25 | 15.6% | 36 | 25.7% | 41 | 26.1% | 35 | 22.9% | 45 | 31.5% | 28 | 16.4% | 39 | 25.0% |
| Grade 11: | 39 | 24.4% | 40 | 28.6% | 34 | 21.7% | 47 | 30.7% | 26 | 18.2% | 42 | 24.6% | 44 | 28.2% |
| Grade 12: | 40 | 25.0% | 34 | 24.3% | 44 | 28.0% | 31 | 20.3% | 40 | 28.0% | 49 | 28.7% | 46 | 29.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 93 | 58.1% | 80 | 57.1% | 83 | 52.9% | 77 | 50.3% | 69 | 48.3% | 76 | 44.4% | 79 | 50.6% |
| Female: | 67 | 41.9% | 60 | 42.9% | 74 | 47.1% | 76 | 49.7% | 74 | 51.7% | 87 | 50.9% | 73 | 46.8% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 2 | 1.3% | 3 | 2.0% | 3 | 2.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| Black: | 1 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.6% |
| White: | 155 | 96.9% | 137 | 97.9% | 153 | 97.5% | 149 | 97.4% | 140 | 97.9% | 171 | 100.0% | 154 | 98.7% |
| 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: | 2 | 1.3% | 1 | 0.7% | 1 | 0.6% | 1 | 0.7% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 18.1% | 29 | 20.7% | 31 | 19.7% | 25 | 16.3% | 23 | 16.1% | 19 | 11.1% | 29 | 18.6% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 18 | 11.3% | 13 | 9.3% | 13 | 8.3% | 15 | 9.8% | 11 | 7.7% | 11 | 6.4% | 8 | 5.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 10.83 | 8.45 | 9.36 | 9.27 | 8.41 | 10.10 | 10.00 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| IA | ||||||
| 2012 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 87.50% | 87.50% | 82.81% |
| 2013 | Math | 11th Grade | % met std | 89.47% | 89.47% | 82.19% |
| 2012 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 81.25% | 81.25% | 83.97% |
| 2013 | Reading | 11th Grade | % met std | 78.95% | 78.95% | 83.26% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
Teacher's Experience and Compensation
| 2007 | 2006 | |
| Teachers with Bachelor Degree: | 93.3% | 93.3% |
| Teachers with Master or PhD Degree: | NA | NA |
| Mean Number of Years of Teaching: | 17.0 years | 16.0 years |
| Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | 20.0% | 20.0% |
| Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | 80.0% | 80.0% |
| Mean Base Salary: | $35,411.0 | $34,720.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 5 Years of Experience of Less: | $30,168.0 | $30,418.0 |
| Mean Base Salary of Teachers with 6 Years of Experience or More: | $36,722.0 | $35,796.0 |
* Montezuma High School was rated 4 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.