Top Rankings
Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 408 students in Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District.
Public Middle Schools in Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District have a diversity score of 0.32, which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 0.43.
Minority enrollment is 18% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
5 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
2,767 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
188 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has increased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#129 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
68%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.30
0.43
# American Indian Students
n/a
711 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
37 Students
2,758 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
213 Students
14,712 Students
% Hispanic Students
8%
11%
# Black Students
98 Students
7,560 Students
% Black Students
4%
6%
# White Students
2,300 Students
95,300 Students
% White Students
83%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
9 Students
746 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
107 Students
5,934 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
130
157
# Students in K Grade:
196
170
# Students in 1st Grade:
194
177
# Students in 2nd Grade:
192
171
# Students in 3rd Grade:
207
167
# Students in 4th Grade:
208
559
# Students in 5th Grade:
218
5,544
# Students in 6th Grade:
210
24,308
# Students in 7th Grade:
183
36,022
# Students in 8th Grade:
225
37,018
# Students in 9th Grade:
219
8,339
# Students in 10th Grade:
204
5,155
# Students in 11th Grade:
187
5,047
# Students in 12th Grade:
194
4,973
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $12,540 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,420 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has declined by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$35 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$37 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$12,540
$16,468
Spending / Student
$13,420
$16,042
Best Bondurant-Farrar Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
1201 Grant Street
Bondurant, IA 50035
(515) 957-7970
Bondurant, IA 50035
(515) 957-7970
Grades: 7-8
| 408 students
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