Best Public Schools in Collins, IA

Summary:

Collins, Iowa is home to a single elementary school, Collins-Maxwell Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. The school is part of the Collins-Maxwell Community School District, which is ranked 153 out of 309 school districts in the state.

Collins-Maxwell Elementary School stands out for its strong academic performance, with students consistently exceeding the state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress. In 4th grade, 90.9% of students were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the state average of 72.9%, and 100% were proficient or better in Mathematics, significantly higher than the state's 72.7% average. The school's performance in 5th grade Science, however, was slightly below the state average.

Other notable features of Collins-Maxwell Elementary School include a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 11:1 and per-student spending of $14,450 for the 2018-2019 school year. While the school's student population is predominantly White, the data suggests the need to explore ways to increase diversity and representation within the student body. Overall, Collins-Maxwell Elementary School appears to be a high-performing institution providing a quality education to its students, though further analysis and comparison to other schools in the region could uncover additional insights and opportunities for improvement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)			ISASP Mathematics (2024)			ISASP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Collins-Maxwell Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	416 Fourth Avenue	Collins	50055	Story County	Collins-Maxwell Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 385-2446	189	18	10.6	47.6%	173 (91.5%)	2 (1.1%)	12 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	72.5	130^th of 557 public elementary schools	76.7%		61.3	229^th of 565 public elementary schools	59.5%	99	65.5	90.9	75.0	82.8	100.0	79.2	58.3	$14,450	$518	$13,932

Cities Near Collins

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maxwell	4.74 mi	1	264^th
Colo	7.44 mi	1	222^nd
Baxter	9.7 mi	2	229^th
Nevada	10.59 mi	3	162^nd
State Center	10.63 mi	3	95^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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