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Schools in Alta Vista

Alta Vista’s public schools

New Hampton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta Vista. 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
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
75%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 5% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,126 students on the public path
In brief

Alta Vista’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Alta Vista’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. New Hampton Middle School places highest (better than 85%); New Hampton 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 Alta Vista, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4New Hampton Elementary Schoolin New HamptonC
5–8New Hampton Middle Schoolin New HamptonA
9–12New Hampton High Schoolin New HamptonA−

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

New Hampton Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,126 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,076IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 69.7% · 660 students tested
Math75%
State average 63.8% · 660 students tested

Alta Vista vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Alta Vista—New Hampton

Every school in Alta Vista

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).

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New Hampton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · New Hampton
C
504 students15:1Rate it →
New Hampton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · New Hampton
A
304 students14:1Rate it →
New Hampton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · New Hampton
A−
318 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Alta Vista’s schools

Are Alta Vista’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Alta Vista. New Hampton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Alta Vista. 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 Alta Vista in?

New Hampton Community School District.

Where do Alta Vista kids go to high school?

New Hampton 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.