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Schools in Bennett

Bennett’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/1schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Spent per student
$22.4K
▲ 64% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
6.7
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
76 students on the public path
In brief

Bennett’s schools, in brief

School by school

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

The path, start to finish
PK–6Bennett Elementary SchoolBennett Community School DistrictB+

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

Bennett Community School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 76 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 6.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$22,444IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 69.7% · 40 students tested
Math74%
State average 63.8% · 40 students tested

Bennett vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bennett—Bennett

Every school in Bennett

1 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 Bennettby address
Bennett Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B+
76 students7:1Rate it →

Questions about Bennett’s schools

Are Bennett’s schools good?

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

What school district is Bennett in?

Bennett Community School District.

Where do Bennett kids go to high school?

Bennett Elementary School.

Parents talk

What Bennett 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 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.