Bassett’s public schools score below 90% of Iowa districts
The public schools Bassett’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 90% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Bassett’s schools, in brief
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 618 Iowa towns with similar household incomes, Bassett still scores better than just 10%. How it compares ↓
Results are among the lowest in Iowa
Bassett’s schools score below 90% of Iowa districts. How it compares ↓
Bassett shares its schools with neighboring towns
Every school on Bassett’s path is shared: Washington Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Charles City Middle School and Charles City High School. See the path ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Bassett compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Iowa’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. 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. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
- 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.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Bassett.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Well below the state in reading
Every school in Bassett
0 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Bassett families are saying about school.
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Colleges near Bassett
There’s no college in Bassett, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Wartburg College in Waverly, 23.1 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Bassett. 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 and graduation rates, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.