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Schools in Battle Creek

Battle Creek’s public schools

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Battle Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
73%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.0
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
934 students on the public path
In brief

Battle Creek’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Battle Creek’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School places highest (better than 85%); Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Battle Creek, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School. 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 Battle Creek, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
6–8Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle Schoolin OdeboltA−
9–12Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High Schoolin Ida GroveA

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove 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.

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 934 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 16.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,108IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 645 students tested
Math73%
State average 63.8% · 646 students tested

Battle Creek vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Battle Creek—Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove

Every school in Battle Creek

4 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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Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Ida Grove
B
308 students26:1Rate it →
Odebolt Elementary-Odebolt
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Odebolt
B+
114 students13:1Rate it →
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Odebolt
A−
186 students13:1Rate it →
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Ida Grove
A
326 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Battle Creek’s schools

Are Battle Creek’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Battle Creek. Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Battle Creek. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Battle Creek in?

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District.

Where do Battle Creek kids go to high school?

Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove 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.