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Schools in Beacon

Beacon’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
63%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.3
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,939 students on the public path
In brief

Beacon’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Beacon’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Oskaloosa Middle School places highest (better than 51%); Oskaloosa High School lowest (31%). 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 Beacon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Oskaloosa Elementary Schoolin OskaloosaC+
6–8Oskaloosa Middle Schoolin OskaloosaB−
9–12Oskaloosa High Schoolin OskaloosaC

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

Oskaloosa Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,048 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,969IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 1340 students tested
Math63%
State average 63.8% · 1342 students tested

Beacon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Beacon—Oskaloosa

Every school in Beacon

3 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 Beaconin other towns
Oskaloosa Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Oskaloosa
C+
903 students12:1Rate it →
Oskaloosa Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Oskaloosa
B−
404 students11:1Rate it →
Oskaloosa High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Oskaloosa
C
632 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Beacon’s schools

Are Beacon’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Beacon. Oskaloosa Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Beacon. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Beacon in?

Oskaloosa Community School District.

Where do Beacon kids go to high school?

Oskaloosa High School.

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What Beacon 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.