Best Public Schools in Guthrie Center, IA

Summary:

The Guthrie Center Community School District in Guthrie Center, Iowa, consists of two schools: Guthrie Center Elementary School and Guthrie Center High School. The data indicates that Guthrie Center Elementary School is a standout performer, consistently ranking in the top 30% of Iowa elementary schools and outperforming the state average on standardized tests. In contrast, while Guthrie Center High School does not reach the same level of excellence, it still performs better than the state average on assessments.

Guthrie Center Elementary School boasts a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and exceptional student achievement, with students scoring significantly higher than the state average on ISASP tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics across all grade levels. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate is also over 20 percentage points higher than the state average. Additionally, the elementary school has a relatively low percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, suggesting a relatively affluent student population.

While Guthrie Center High School's performance is not as strong as the elementary school, it still maintains a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and its students outperform the state average on ISASP tests in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The high school also has a lower percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch compared to the elementary school. Both schools benefit from small student-teacher ratios, which likely contribute to their academic 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 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Guthrie Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 N 4th St	Guthrie Center	50115	Guthrie County	Guthrie Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 332-2720	250	21	11.8	31.6%	222 (88.8%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	69.8	161^st of 557 public elementary schools	71.1%		71.8	146^th of 565 public elementary schools	74.2%	15	67.6	72.7	71.4	88.2				82.4	86.4	89.3	71.4				82.1		$12,899	$429	$12,470
Guthrie Center High School	Public	9-12	906 School St	Guthrie Center	50115	Guthrie County	Guthrie Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 332-2236	197	17	11.3	23.4%	181 (91.9%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	61.7	138^th of 338 public high schools	59.2%		72.9	67^th of 336 public high schools	80.1%	71					79.6	70.5	76.9					77.6	75.0	76.9		60.0	$15,442	$236	$15,206

Cities Near Guthrie Center

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Panora	6.54 mi	3	233^rd
Adair	11.69 mi	2	138^th
Stuart	15.26 mi	2	244^th
Coon Rapids	16.75 mi	2	80^th
Redfield	16.9 mi	1

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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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