Best Public Schools in Lake City, IA

Summary:

The city of Lake City, Iowa is home to a single high school, South Central Calhoun High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. This school has demonstrated consistent academic performance, with students scoring well above the state average on standardized tests across multiple subject areas.

South Central Calhoun High School has seen its statewide ranking improve over the past few years, moving from 251st out of 332 Iowa high schools in 2021-2022 to 127th out of 338 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also improved, going from 1 star in 2021-2022 to 3 stars in 2023-2024. This suggests that the school is making progress in providing a quality education to its students.

The school spends $16,981 per student, which is higher than the state average, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.2, indicating that it has access to significant resources. These resources may contribute to the school's academic success, as evidenced by its students' strong performance on the ISASP exams. Overall, South Central Calhoun Community School District appears to be a strong-performing school district within the state of Iowa, providing a quality education to its 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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Central Calhoun High School	Public	9-12	709 W Main St	Lake City	51449	Calhoun County	South Central Calhoun Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 464-7211	281	27	10.3	45.6%	257 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.6%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.1%)	62.9	127^th of 338 public high schools	62.4%		49.5	191^st of 336 public high schools	43.2%	64	77.8	83.7	72.9	65.1	76.7	70.8	79.1	$16,981	$194	$16,787

Cities Near Lake City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Rockwell City	9.56 mi	4
Carroll	13.79 mi	4	243^rd
Glidden	14.53 mi	2	302^nd
Churdan	15.35 mi	2	104^th
Lake View	16.64 mi	1	224^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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