Emmetsburg Community School District

Summary:

The Emmetsburg Community School District in Iowa consists of three schools: West Elementary School, Emmetsburg High School, and Emmetsburg Middle School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade and are known for their strong academic performance.

West Elementary School stands out with consistently high test scores, ranking in the top 190 out of 557 Iowa elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's 3rd and 4th-grade students significantly outperform the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics on the ISASP assessments, likely due in part to the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 14.7.

Emmetsburg High School also impresses with its academic performance, ranking in the top 108 out of 338 Iowa high schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school's 10th and 11th-grade students outperform the state average in English Language Arts by a significant margin, and the school's student-teacher ratio of 11.1 is lower than the middle school's ratio of 20.2.

District Detail

205 King Street
Emmetsburg, IA 50536

(712) 852-3201

SchoolDigger Rank:
94^th of 309 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 750

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)									ISASP Mathematics (2024)									ISASP Science (2024)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Emmetsburg High School	Public	9-12	205 King St	Emmetsburg	50536	Palo Alto County	Emmetsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 852-2966	240	0	11.1	38.3%	217 (90.4%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.3%)	7 (2.9%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.1%)	66.8	108^th of 338 public high schools	68.0%		48.2	195^th of 336 public high schools	42.0%	87							88.3	90.2	78.9							69.5	76.5	56.1			70.6	$14,069	$58	$14,010
Emmetsburg Middle School	Public	5-8	205 King Street	Emmetsburg	50536	Palo Alto County	Emmetsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 852-2892	225	31	7.3	44.9%	202 (89.8%)	1 (0.4%)	12 (5.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.1%)	69	95^th of 337 public middle schools	71.8%		60	145^th of 334 public middle schools	56.6%	50			68.5	89.1	88.2	82.5						64.8	72.7	82.4	78.9				74.1	70.2		$11,531	$229	$11,302
West Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	602 Call St	Emmetsburg	50536	Palo Alto County	Emmetsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 852-4485	285	5	56.6	44.6%	265 (93.0%)	2 (0.7%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	66.1	190^th of 557 public elementary schools	65.9%		55.9	278^th of 565 public elementary schools	50.8%	88	75.0	77.5								78.7	77.5											$12,570	$823	$11,748

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Graettinger-Terril Community School District	8.8 mi	3	267^th
Ruthven-Ayrshire Community School District	10.6 mi	2	256^th
Sentral Comm School District	16.16 mi	1
West Bend-Mallard Community School District	16.54 mi	3	181^st
North Union Community School District	16.73 mi	2	32^nd

Emmetsburg Community School District

District Detail

Emmetsburg Middle School

Emmetsburg High School

West Elementary School

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