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Public School | Grades 9-12 | Dallas Center-Grimes

Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School is located in Grimes, IA and is in Dallas Center-grimes School District. It is a public school that serves 584 students in grades 9-12.

Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School made AYP in 2007. Under No Child Left Behind, a school makes Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if it achieves the minimum levels of improvement determined by the state of Iowa in terms of student performance and other accountability measures. See Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School's test results to learn more about school performance.

In 2011, Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Iowa average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher. Learn more about Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School's students and teachers. more

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2555 West 1st St, Grimes, IA 50111

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Nice newer facilities, great teachers. Administration could be better.

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Enrollment (2011)

Total: 584

48% 52%

Student Economic Level (2011)

In 2011, Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School had 12% of students eligible for free or reduced price lunch programs. Iowa had 38% of eligible students for free or reduced price lunch programs. Eligibility for the National School Lunch Program is based on family income levels.

Student Ethnicity (2011)

White

95%

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Dallas Center-Grimes District Spending

$8,188Per Pupil

The Dallas Center-Grimes spends $8,188 per pupil in current expenditures. The district spends 63% on instruction, 32% on support services, 6% on other elementary and secondary expenditures. More about Dallas Center-Grimes District

17:1STUDENT-TEACHER RATIO

In 2011, Dallas Center-Grimes Community High School had 17 students for every full-time equivalent teacher. The Iowa average is 14 students per full-time equivalent teacher.

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The Iowa Test of Educational Development (ITED) are annual norm-referenced tests used to measure a student's mastery of certain subjects. ITED results are compared to other students' results across the nation.

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Students are assessed in reading and math in grade 11

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Students are scored on a percentile rank. The goal is for all students to score at or above the 40th percentile.

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87%

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87%

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79%

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82%

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82%

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77%

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