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Schools in Bancroft

Bancroft’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
87%
2021–22
Math proficiency
77%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 15% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
241 students on the public path
In brief

Bancroft’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bancroft’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. North Kossuth Elementary School places highest (better than 63%); North Union Middle School lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bancroft, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5North Kossuth Elementary Schoolin Swea CityB
6–8North Union Middle Schoolin Swea CityB

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

North Kossuth Community School DistrictGrades PK–8 · 2 schools · 241 students, down 18% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,755IA $13,713 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading87%
State average 69.7% · 191 students tested
Math77%
State average 63.8% · 190 students tested

Bancroft vs. its neighbors

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

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Bancroft—North Kossuth

Every school in Bancroft

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 Bancroftin other towns
North Kossuth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Swea City
B
131 students14:1Rate it →
North Union Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Swea City
B
110 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Bancroft’s schools

Are Bancroft’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bancroft. North Kossuth Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bancroft. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Bancroft in?

North Kossuth Community School District.

Where do Bancroft kids go to high school?

North Union Middle School.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) 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.