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Schools in Blairstown

Blairstown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/4schools 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
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 18% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,278 students on the public path
In brief

Blairstown’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Blairstown’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Benton Community Senior High School places highest (better than 60%); Keystone Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Blairstown, graded from C+ to C+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Benton Community Senior 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 Blairstown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC+
7–8Benton Community Middle Schoolin Van HorneB−
9–12Benton Community Senior High Schoolin Van HorneB

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

Benton Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,614 students · 15.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,211IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 69.7% · 1027 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 1027 students tested

Blairstown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Blairstown—Benton

Every school in Blairstown

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).

Also serving Blairstownin other towns
Atkins Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Atkins
C+
394 students15:1Rate it →
Keystone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Keystone
C+
176 students15:1Rate it →
Benton Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Van Horne
B−
235 students17:1Rate it →
Benton Community Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Van Horne
B
473 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Blairstown’s schools

Are Blairstown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Blairstown. Benton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Blairstown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Blairstown in?

Benton Community School District.

Where do Blairstown kids go to high school?

Benton Community Senior High School.

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What Blairstown 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.