Schools in Jefferson · Greene County Community School District
Jefferson’s public schools score below 70% of Iowa districts
The public schools Jefferson’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 70% of Iowa’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
Reading proficiency
67%
▼ 1 pts vs IA 68%
2020–21
Math proficiency
58%
▼ 6 pts vs IA 64%
2020–21
Graduate on time
92%
▲ 1 pts vs IA 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools
3
1,240 students
The School Grade
How Jefferson compares
C Test scoresC Graduation
Iowa school districts we grade (325)Better than 30%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (568)Better than 34%
High confidence. Built on 759 tested students and a graduating class of 100; 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, 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 Jefferson.
The path, start to finish
PK–4Greene County ElementaryGreene County Community School District
5–8Greene County Middle SchoolGreene County Community School District
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%
Math58%
State average 64.1%
Every school in Jefferson
3 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.
Elementary
Middle
Private & other
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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.