Badger’s public schools
Fort Dodge Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Badger. Each school below is shown with its own results.
Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
Badger’s schools, in brief
School by school
0 of Badger’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Fort Dodge Middle School places highest (better than 14%); Butler Elementary School lowest (7%). 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 Badger, with each school’s own grade.
Pre-K in Badger
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 376 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fort Dodge
Kindergarten in Badger
Early Childhood Center
Grades PK–K · 376 students · 14:1 students per teacher · in Fort Dodge
6th grade in Badger
Fort Dodge Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 765 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Dodge
7th grade in Badger
Fort Dodge Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 765 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Dodge
8th grade in Badger
Fort Dodge Middle School
Grades 6–8 · 765 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Dodge
9th grade in Badger
Fort Dodge High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,020 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Dodge
10th grade in Badger
Fort Dodge High School
Grades 9–12 · 1,020 students · 17:1 students per teacher · in Fort Dodge
Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Fort Dodge 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.
Well below the state in reading
Badger vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Badger’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Badger | — | Fort Dodge |
Every school in Badger
7 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 Badger’s schools
Are Badger’s schools good?
There’s no Schools grade for Badger. Fort Dodge Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Badger. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Badger in?
Fort Dodge Community School District.
Where do Badger kids go to high school?
Fort Dodge High School.
Parents talk
What Badger families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Badger → 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.