Photo: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0Ackworth’s public schools
Indianola Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ackworth. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools
Ackworth’s schools, in brief
School by school
5 of Ackworth’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Irving Elementary School places highest (better than 84%); Wilder Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓
Which school depends on your street
Four elementary schools serve Ackworth, graded from C+ to A−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Indianola High School. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Ackworth, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Ackworth
Whittier Elementary School
Grades PK–5 · 369 students · 16:1 students per teacher · in Indianola
6th grade in Ackworth
Indianola Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 818 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Indianola
7th grade in Ackworth
Indianola Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 818 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Indianola
8th grade in Ackworth
Indianola Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 818 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Indianola
9th grade in Ackworth
Indianola High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Indianola
10th grade in Ackworth
Indianola High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,165 students · 18:1 students per teacher · in Indianola
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Indianola Community School District.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Ackworth vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Ackworth’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Ackworth | — | Indianola |
Every school in Ackworth
6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Ackworth’s schools
Are Ackworth’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Ackworth. Indianola Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ackworth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 5 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.
What school district is Ackworth in?
Indianola Community School District.
Where do Ackworth kids go to high school?
Indianola High School.
Parents talk
What Ackworth families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Ackworth → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.