Schools in Anderson · Sidney Community School District
Anderson’s public schools beat 51% of Iowa districts
The public schools Anderson’s kids attend outperform 51% of Iowa’s districts on state tests.
Reading proficiency
67%
▼ 1 pts vs IA 68%
2020–21
Math proficiency
71%
▲ 7 pts vs IA 64%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs IA 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Schools
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The School Grade
How Anderson compares
B− Test scores
Iowa school districts we grade (325)Better than 51%
Lower resultsHigher results
Good confidence. Built on 326 tested students; ordinary year-to-year swings are unlikely to change it.
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Iowa’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Iowa only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Test scores · 2020–21
Close to the state in reading
Reading67%
State average 67.8%
Math71%
State average 64.1%
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Within reach
Colleges →Colleges near Anderson
There’s no college in Anderson, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Peru State College in Peru, 23.3 miles away.
Peru State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Peru
23.3 mi963 students
Bellevue UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bellevue
29.2 mi726 students
Straight-line distance from the center of Anderson. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.