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Schools in Barnes City

Barnes City’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
576 students on the public path
In brief

Barnes City’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Barnes City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. North Mahaska Elementary School places highest (better than 94%); North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School lowest (45%). 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 Barnes City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6North Mahaska Elementary Schoolin New SharonA
7–12North Mahaska Jr-Sr High Schoolin New SharonB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Mahaska 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 Mahaska Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 576 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,797IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 402 students tested
Math72%
State average 63.8% · 404 students tested

Barnes City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Barnes City—North Mahaska

Every school in Barnes City

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 Barnes Cityin other towns
North Mahaska Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · New Sharon
A
301 students14:1Rate it →
North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · New Sharon
B−
275 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Barnes City’s schools

Are Barnes City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Barnes City. North Mahaska Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Barnes City. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Barnes City in?

North Mahaska Community School District.

Where do Barnes City kids go to high school?

North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School.

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What Barnes City 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.