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Schools in Ainsworth

Ainsworth’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
510 students on the public path
In brief

Ainsworth’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Ainsworth’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Highland High School places highest (better than 70%); Highland Elementary School lowest (26%). 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 Ainsworth, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Highland Elementary Schoolin RiversideC
6–8Highland Middle Schoolin RiversideB−
9–12Highland High Schoolin RiversideB+

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

Highland Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 510 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,889IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 69.7% · 359 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 359 students tested

Ainsworth vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ainsworth—Highland

Every school in Ainsworth

3 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 Ainsworthin other towns
Highland Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Riverside
C
242 students12:1Rate it →
Highland Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Riverside
B−
119 students11:1Rate it →
Highland High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Riverside
B+
149 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Ainsworth’s schools

Are Ainsworth’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ainsworth. Highland Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ainsworth. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ainsworth in?

Highland Community School District.

Where do Ainsworth kids go to high school?

Highland High 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.