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Schools in Baxter

Baxter’s public schools

Baxter Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Baxter. 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 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
73%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.8K
▼ 14% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
19.4
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
2
471 students on the public path
In brief

Baxter’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Baxter’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Baxter Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Baxter High School lowest (63%). 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 Baxter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Baxter Elementary SchoolBaxter Community School DistrictB+
6–12Baxter High SchoolBaxter Community School DistrictB

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

Baxter Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 471 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 19.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,823IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading73%
State average 69.7% · 319 students tested
Math63%
State average 63.8% · 319 students tested

Baxter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Baxter—Baxter

Every school in Baxter

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).

District schools in Baxterby address
Baxter Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
209 students19:1Rate it →
Baxter High School
High · Grades 6–12
B
262 studentsRate it →

Questions about Baxter’s schools

Are Baxter’s schools good?

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

Baxter Community School District.

Where do Baxter kids go to high school?

Baxter High School.

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What Baxter 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.