Best Public Schools in Farmington, IA

Summary:

The city of Farmington, Iowa has only one school serving grades PK-6 - the Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center. This elementary school is part of the Van Buren County Community School District, which is ranked 208 out of 309 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center has seen a steady decline in its statewide ranking over the past three years, dropping from 387th out of 574 schools in 2021-2022 to 467th out of 557 schools for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's test scores on the ISASP assessment are generally below the state and district averages, particularly in English Language Arts and Science. For example, the school's 4th grade ELA proficiency rate was 32.1% in 2023-2024, compared to 53.4% for the district and 72.9% for the state.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1, the Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 66.67% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. This high poverty rate may be a contributing factor to the school's academic challenges, and targeted interventions may be necessary to improve educational outcomes for the students.

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Total
Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center	Public	PK, KG-6	33727 Rte J40	Farmington	52626	Van Buren County	Van Buren County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 592-3600	189	16	12.1	66.7%	179 (94.7%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.2%)	20.9	467^th of 557 public elementary schools	16.2%		33.2	434^th of 565 public elementary schools	23.2%	33	63.2	32.1	56.3	50.0	84.2	42.9	37.5	70.0	31.3

Cities Near Farmington

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Keosauqua	12.93 mi	1	229^th
Donnellson	12.98 mi	3	148^th
Salem	15.59 mi	1	37^th
Fort Madison	19.8 mi	4	336^th
Douds	22.05 mi	1	256^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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