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Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 20%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 567 students in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 9/10, which is in the top 20% of public pre schools in Iowa.
Public Preschool in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 82% (versus the Iowa public pre school average of 70%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 69% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 19% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
7 Schools
474 Schools
# Students
3,753 Students
151,894 Students
# Teachers
239 Teachers
11,053 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 20% 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 97% has increased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#42 out of 327 school districts
(Top 20%)
(Top 20%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
82%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
71%
63%
Graduation Rate
97%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.28
0.45
# American Indian Students
n/a
532 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
55 Students
2,925 Students
% Asian Students
1%
2%
# Hispanic Students
180 Students
18,818 Students
% Hispanic Students
5%
13%
# Black Students
220 Students
9,688 Students
% Black Students
6%
6%
# White Students
3,171 Students
111,231 Students
% White Students
85%
73%
# Hawaiian Students
5 Students
1,189 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
121 Students
7,501 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
217
23,036
# Students in K Grade:
293
25,738
# Students in 1st Grade:
236
22,613
# Students in 2nd Grade:
295
21,812
# Students in 3rd Grade:
283
20,001
# Students in 4th Grade:
300
18,600
# Students in 5th Grade:
283
14,277
# Students in 6th Grade:
254
5,389
# Students in 7th Grade:
274
67
# Students in 8th Grade:
291
108
# Students in 9th Grade:
284
31
# Students in 10th Grade:
242
54
# Students in 11th Grade:
253
71
# Students in 12th Grade:
248
97
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,982 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $16,853 is higher than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has declined by 7% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,982
$16,468
Spending / Student
$16,853
$16,042
Best Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Heritage Elementary School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
500 Ne Beaverbrooke Blvd
Grimes, IA 50111
(515) 300-9627
Grimes, IA 50111
(515) 300-9627
Grades: PK-4
| 567 students
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