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Schools in Afton

Afton’s public schools

East Union Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Afton. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Iowa’s middle

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

Reading proficiency
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
69%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.3K
▲ 26% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
443 students on the public path
In brief

Afton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Afton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. East Union Elementary places highest (better than 45%); East Union Middle-High School lowest (44%). 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 Afton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5East Union ElementaryEast Union Community School DistrictB−
6–12East Union Middle-High SchoolEast Union Community School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the East Union 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.

East Union Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 443 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$17,310IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 69.7% · 337 students tested
Math69%
State average 63.8% · 337 students tested

Afton vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Afton’s borders.

Schools next door
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Afton—East Union

Every school in Afton

2 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).

Also serving Aftonin other towns
East Union Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
201 students11:1Rate it →
East Union Middle-High School
High · Grades 6–12
C+
242 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Afton’s schools

Are Afton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Afton. East Union Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Afton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Afton in?

East Union Community School District.

Where do Afton kids go to high school?

East Union Middle-High School.

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What Afton families are saying about school.

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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.