Essex Junior-Senior High School
🇺🇸 Official data · 2025Essex, Iowa 51638 · Essex Comm School District
#181 of 319 high schools in Iowa
#2619 of 16,910 nationally
About Essex Junior-Senior High School
Essex Junior-Senior High School is a public high located in Essex, in the Essex Comm School District school district of Iowa, United States. It caters for Grades 6–12. In 2025 it enrolled 87 students. Traditional public schools run by a school district; free to attend.
Its Success Index (US) is 72.8 out of 100, placing it in the top 25% of high schools in United States and 181st of 319 ranked high schools in Iowa. Its strongest component is math proficiency (80th percentile), and its weakest is students per teacher (61th percentile).
Other published figures: enrollment 87.
There are 2 schools in Essex; Essex Junior-Senior High School ranks 2nd of 2 scored schools there.
Success Index (US) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against high schools across United States.
- Math proficiency (30%)64.5%
- Reading proficiency (30%)64.5%
- Community advantage (fewer free/reduced-price lunch) (25%)31%
- Students per teacher (15%)9.7
The Success Index (US) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for Essex Junior-Senior High School by the official sources.
- Enrollment
- 87
- Students enrolled in the latest NCES directory year.
- Free/reduced-price lunch
- 31%
- Share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
- Students per teacher
- 9.7
- Enrollment divided by FTE teachers; not class size.
- Reading proficiency
- 64.5%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
- Math proficiency
- 64.5%
- Share of tested students proficient or above (all students, all grades).
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Schools near Essex Junior-Senior High School
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (US).
Essex Elementary School
Essex · Public elementary · Grades PK–5
101 students · 0 m away
Logan Preschool
Shenandoah · Public other · Grades PK–PK
87 students · 9.6 km away
Shenandoah High School
Shenandoah · Public high · Grades 9–12
300 students · 9.7 km away
Shenandoah Elementary School
Shenandoah · Public elementary · Grades K–4
349 students · 9.9 km away
Shenandoah Middle School
Shenandoah · Public middle · Grades 5–8
280 students · 9.9 km away
Similar schools
Public high schools in Iowa with a comparable Enrollment.
Kee High School
Lansing · Public high · Grades 9–12
87 students
Moulton-Udell High School
Moulton · Public high · Grades 7–12
85 students
Lamoni High School
Lamoni · Public high · Grades 9–12
81 students
Tri-County JR/SR High School
Thornburg · Public high · Grades 7–12
77 students
Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School
Humeston · Public high · Grades 7–12
98 students
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School
Churdan · Public high · Grades 6–12
99 students
Frequently asked questions
Is Essex Junior-Senior High School a good school?
Essex Junior-Senior High School has a Success Index (US) of 72.8 out of 100 (Top 25% of high schools in United States) and ranks #181 of 319 in Iowa. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does Essex Junior-Senior High School rank in Iowa?
Essex Junior-Senior High School ranks #181 of 319 high schools in Iowa and #2619 of 16,910 nationally on the Success Index (US) (2025 data).
How many students attend Essex Junior-Senior High School?
Essex Junior-Senior High School had 87 students in 2025.
Is Essex Junior-Senior High School a elementary school or a high school?
Essex Junior-Senior High School is classified as a high covering Grades 6–12. It is a public school.
What other schools are near Essex Junior-Senior High School?
There are 5 schools within 15 km of Essex Junior-Senior High School; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (US) and distance, and can be compared side by side.