West Bend-Mallard Community School District

The West Bend-Mallard Community School District consists of three schools: West Bend-Mallard Elementary School, West Bend-Mallard High School, and West Bend-Mallard Middle School. The district serves students from West Bend and Mallard, Iowa, and the data reveals a mix of high-performing and lower-performing schools within the district.

West Bend-Mallard Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, ranking 3rd out of 574 Iowa elementary schools and earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school consistently achieves high test scores, with 3rd and 4th-grade students performing above the state average in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In contrast, West Bend-Mallard High School has shown improvement in its state ranking, moving from 244th out of 332 Iowa high schools in 2021-2022 to 154th out of 338 in 2023-2024, but its students still struggle with Mathematics, scoring below the state average.

The data also reveals socioeconomic disparities within the district, with the high school and middle school having higher free and reduced lunch rates (50% and 51.35%, respectively) compared to the elementary school (35.88%). Additionally, there is a significant difference in spending per student, with the high school spending $17,499 per student and the middle school spending only $9,406 per student. Addressing these disparities and ensuring equitable distribution of resources could help improve the overall educational experience for all students in the West Bend-Mallard Community School District.