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Schools in Brayton

Brayton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.5K
▲ 20% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
390 students on the public path
In brief

Brayton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Brayton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School places highest (better than 63%); Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary lowest (22%). 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 Brayton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementaryin ExiraC−
6–12ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High Schoolin Elk HornB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 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.

Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$16,484IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading73%
State average 69.7% · 248 students tested
Math64%
State average 63.8% · 248 students tested

Brayton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brayton—Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton

Every school in Brayton

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).

Also serving Braytonin other towns
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Exira
C−
206 students13:1Rate it →
ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Elk Horn
B
184 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Brayton’s schools

Are Brayton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Brayton. Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brayton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Brayton in?

Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District.

Where do Brayton kids go to high school?

ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High 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.