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Schools in Stuart · West Central Valley Community School District

Stuart’s public schools beat 62% of Iowa districts

The public schools Stuart’s kids attend outperform 62% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

66%beats similar-income towns
Reading proficiency
75%
▲ 7 pts vs IA 68%
2020–21
Math proficiency
68%
▲ 4 pts vs IA 64%
2020–21
Graduate on time
95%
▲ 4 pts vs IA 91%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 10% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools
2
475 students
The School Grade

How Stuart compares

B Test scores
Iowa school districts we grade (325)Better than 62%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (647)Better than 66%
High confidence. Built on 564 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

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 67.8%
Math68%
State average 64.1%

Every school in Stuart

2 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Within reach

Colleges near Stuart

There’s no college in Stuart, but 2 are within 30 miles. The closest is Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center in West Des Moines, 26.1 miles away.

Colleges →
Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical CenterUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · West Des Moines
26.1 mi1,412 students
Southwestern Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Creston
29.7 mi970 students

Straight-line distance from the center of Stuart. 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.

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