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Sigourney Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
For the 2024-25 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 270 students in Sigourney Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Sigourney Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 71% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 79% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% 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
593 Students
129,515 Students
# Teachers
40 Teachers
8,970 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
District Rank
Sigourney Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 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 80-89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#131 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
70%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
60-64%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥90%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.42
# American Indian Students
n/a
676 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
1 Student
2,725 Students
% Asian Students
n/a
2%
# Hispanic Students
18 Students
14,884 Students
% Hispanic Students
3%
11%
# Black Students
9 Students
7,590 Students
% Black Students
2%
6%
# White Students
553 Students
97,157 Students
% White Students
93%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
672 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
11 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:
38
179
# Students in 1st Grade:
44
164
# Students in 2nd Grade:
39
178
# Students in 3rd Grade:
41
169
# Students in 4th Grade:
39
508
# Students in 5th Grade:
50
5,376
# Students in 6th Grade:
36
24,544
# Students in 7th Grade:
48
36,781
# Students in 8th Grade:
43
37,606
# Students in 9th Grade:
43
8,616
# Students in 10th Grade:
50
5,146
# Students in 11th Grade:
40
5,102
# Students in 12th Grade:
46
4,998
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $13,862 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,361. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $13,543 is less than the state median of $15,938. The school district spending/student has grown by 9% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$8 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$13,862
$16,361
Spending / Student
$13,543
$15,938
Best Sigourney Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2024-25)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Sigourney Jr-sr High School
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
907 E Pleasant Valley
Sigourney, IA 52591
(641) 622-2010
Sigourney, IA 52591
(641) 622-2010
Grades: 7-12
| 270 students
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