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Schools in Bentley

Bentley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
87%
2021–22
Math proficiency
77%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 15% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.5
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
855 students on the public path
In brief

Bentley’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Bentley’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Underwood High School places highest (better than 97%); Underwood Elementary School lowest (79%). 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 Bentley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Underwood Elementary Schoolin UnderwoodA−
6–8Underwood Middle Schoolin UnderwoodA
9–12Underwood High Schoolin UnderwoodA+

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

Underwood Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 855 students, up 7% since 2020–21 · 16.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,592IA $13,713 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading87%
State average 69.7% · 556 students tested
Math77%
State average 63.8% · 557 students tested

Bentley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bentley—Underwood

Every school in Bentley

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 Bentleyin other towns
Underwood Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Underwood
A−
424 students16:1Rate it →
Underwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Underwood
A
184 students21:1Rate it →
Underwood High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Underwood
A+
247 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Bentley’s schools

Are Bentley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bentley. Underwood Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bentley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Bentley in?

Underwood Community School District.

Where do Bentley kids go to high school?

Underwood High School.

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What Bentley 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.