Best Public Schools in Kanawha, IA

Summary:

The city of Kanawha, Iowa is home to a single standout middle school, West Hancock Middle School, which is part of the West Hancock Community School District. This middle school has consistently demonstrated exceptional academic performance, with a majority of students scoring proficient or better on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science across all grade levels.

West Hancock Middle School has earned impressive accolades, ranking 16 out of 334 Iowa middle schools in the 2022-2023 school year and 53 out of 337 in the 2023-2024 school year, with 5-star and 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger, respectively. The school's student-teacher ratio of 12.4 to 1 and spending per student of $13,769 (2018-2019 school year) suggest that it has access to adequate resources to support its educational programs and initiatives.

While the school's student population is predominantly White, it also has a significant Hispanic population and a small percentage of African American students. The school's free and reduced lunch rate of 41.82% (2022-2023 school year) indicates that a substantial portion of the student body comes from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which is an important factor to consider when analyzing the school's performance and the support it may need to ensure all students have equal opportunities for 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 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
West Hancock Middle School	Public	5-8	423 E. 5th St.	Kanawha	50447	Hancock County	West Hancock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 762-3261	168	13	12.6	47.6%	125 (74.4%)	2 (1.2%)	36 (21.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.0%)	76.4	53^rd of 337 public middle schools	84.3%		84.8	16^th of 334 public middle schools	95.2%	37	84.2	75.6	87.2	94.9	78.9	73.2	84.6	89.7	78.9	89.7	$13,769	$334	$13,435

Cities Near Kanawha

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Corwith	9.14 mi	1
Britt	10.88 mi	2	52^nd
Belmond	10.88 mi	3	352^nd
Garner	14.05 mi	3	41^st
Clarion	14.2 mi	3	275^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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