Local church leaders in the early-mid 1940′s saw the need for a Mennonite high school. Using donated land from an area farmer, the campus was formed. Classes were held for the first time in the fall of 1945. In the decades which followed, Iowa Mennonite School slowly built a tradition–a tradition of caring for students and faculty alike; a tradition of providing a strong Christian education for high school students.
IMS is a school with a mission–and that mission is to prepare all students for a life of service to others. With a teacher-student ratio of approximately 1:8, students at Iowa Mennonite School experience that “personal” feeling. One-on-one relationships with teachers are not at all uncommon; nor is it unusual to see seniors and freshmen mingling with one another. It is perhaps in that setting that the student learns most, for it is then that personal growth occurs.
At Iowa Mennonite School a student can grow academically, socially, mentally, and above all, spiritually. Quality programming abounds in every area of life at IMS. The 11th graders in the school year 2010-2011 ranked at the 92nd percentile nationally and statewide on the Iowa Tests of Educational Development (ITED) for reading comprehension. They ranked at the 98th percentile nationally and statewide for Math and at the 94th percentile nationally and 89th statewide for science. In 2011, 90 percent of IMS graduates went on to post-high school education or training. One will find the atmosphere at IMS conducive to learning, where the faculty strives to help each individual student. More information about the ITED test scores for 9th and 11th graders are listed in the link below.