Best Public Schools in Early, IA

Summary:

The city of Early, Iowa is home to a single middle school, Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School, which serves students in grades 6-8. This school has consistently performed well, ranking in the top half of Iowa middle schools and receiving a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School's academic performance, as measured by ISASP test scores, is generally above the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across grades 6-8. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 76.9% to 89.6% in ELA and 75% to 88.9% in Mathematics, outperforming the state averages. The school's student-teacher ratio of 13.2 is slightly lower than the state average, and the Schaller-Crestland Community School District spends $13,560 per student, which is higher than the state average.

While the school has a predominantly White student population (82.46%), it also serves a diverse socioeconomic background, with 46.78% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This suggests the school is effectively serving students from various backgrounds and providing equitable educational opportunities. Overall, Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School appears to be a strong-performing middle school within the Schaller-Crestland Community School District, with a commitment to academic excellence and supporting student success.

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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 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Schaller-Crestland Ridge View Middle School	Public	6-8	310 W Main	Early	50535	Sac County	Schaller-Crestland Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 273-5192	171	13	13.2	46.8%	141 (82.5%)	3 (1.8%)	21 (12.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.3%)	2 (1.2%)	64.7	117^th of 337 public middle schools	65.3%		60.6	141^st of 334 public middle schools	57.8%	24	83.3	89.6	76.9	88.9	75.0	80.0	70.8	$13,560	$806	$12,754

Cities Near Early

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Sac City	5.09 mi	1	362^nd
Lake View	10.15 mi	1	345^th
Schaller	10.86 mi	1	52^nd
Newell	11.49 mi	3	283^rd
Odebolt	13.03 mi	2

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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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