Summary:
The city of Nashua, Iowa is home to two schools - Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School and Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School, both part of the Nashua-Plainfield Community School District. These schools serve students from grades K-12 and demonstrate strong academic performance, with both schools exceeding state averages on standardized tests in English Language Arts and Mathematics.
Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School stands out for its exceptional test scores, with 62.2% to 83.8% of students proficient or better across grades 3-5. Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School also performs well, with 55.9% to 75.9% proficiency in English Language Arts and 58.8% to 74.1% proficiency in Mathematics across grades 6-11. Both schools benefit from relatively low student-teacher ratios, suggesting a focus on personalized attention.
While the Nashua-Plainfield Community School District as a whole is ranked 198 out of 309 districts in Iowa and rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger, the individual schools within the district appear to be outperforming the district's overall ranking. This indicates the schools may be areas of strength within the district. However, the district could explore ways to promote greater diversity and inclusion, as both schools have a predominantly white student population.
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