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Schools in Brighton

Brighton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,600 students on the public path
In brief

Brighton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Brighton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Washington High School places highest (better than 31%); Lincoln Upper Elementary School lowest (17%). 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 Brighton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Stewart Elementary Schoolin WashingtonNo scores
3–5Lincoln Upper Elementary Schoolin WashingtonC−
6–8Washington Middle Schoolin WashingtonC−
9–12Washington High Schoolin WashingtonC

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

Washington Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,600 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,542IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 69.7% · 1026 students tested
Math49%
State average 63.8% · 1027 students tested

Brighton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Brighton—Washington

Every school in Brighton

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 Brightonin other towns
Stewart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Washington
457 students13:1Rate it →
Lincoln Upper Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Washington
C−
344 students13:1Rate it →
Washington Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Washington
C−
347 students11:1Rate it →
Washington High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Washington
C
452 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Brighton’s schools

Are Brighton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Brighton. Washington Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Brighton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Brighton in?

Washington Community School District.

Where do Brighton kids go to high school?

Washington High School.

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What Brighton 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.