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Lone Tree Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 214 students in Lone Tree Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Lone Tree Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 52% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 11% 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
2 Schools
377 Schools
# Students
428 Students
129,515 Students
# Teachers
36 Teachers
8,970 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Lone Tree Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 327 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 90% has increased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#291 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
52%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.20
0.42
# American Indian Students
n/a
676 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
n/a
2,725 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
36 Students
14,884 Students
% Hispanic Students
9%
11%
# Black Students
1 Student
7,590 Students
% Black Students
n/a
6%
# White Students
382 Students
97,157 Students
% White Students
89%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
672 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
9 Students
5,745 Students
% of Two or more races Students
2%
4%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
36
148
# Students in K Grade:
34
179
# Students in 1st Grade:
21
164
# Students in 2nd Grade:
26
178
# Students in 3rd Grade:
32
169
# Students in 4th Grade:
40
508
# Students in 5th Grade:
25
5,376
# Students in 6th Grade:
34
24,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
22
36,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
21
37,606
# Students in 9th Grade:
44
8,616
# Students in 10th Grade:
30
5,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
29
5,102
# Students in 12th Grade:
34
4,998
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $15,935 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,361. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,416 is less than the state median of $15,938. The school district spending/student has grown by 15% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$7 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$6 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$15,935
$16,361
Spending / Student
$13,416
$15,938
Best Lone Tree Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Lone Tree Middle-senior High School
Magnet School
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
303 S Devoe St
Lone Tree, IA 52755
(319) 629-4610
Lone Tree, IA 52755
(319) 629-4610
Grades: 6-12
| 214 students
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