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Schools in Calamus

Calamus’s public schools

Calamus-Wheatland Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calamus. 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
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
418 students on the public path
In brief

Calamus’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Calamus’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center places highest (better than 63%); Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center lowest (45%). 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 Calamus, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance CenterCalamus-Wheatland Community School DistrictB−
7–12Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Centerin WheatlandB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Calamus-Wheatland 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.

Calamus-Wheatland Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 418 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 10.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,310IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 69.7% · 295 students tested
Math64%
State average 63.8% · 296 students tested

Calamus vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Calamus—Calamus-Wheatland

Every school in Calamus

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 Calamusin other towns
Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
236 students12:1Rate it →
Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center
High · Grades 7–12 · Wheatland
B
182 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Calamus’s schools

Are Calamus’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Calamus. Calamus-Wheatland Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Calamus. 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 Calamus in?

Calamus-Wheatland Community School District.

Where do Calamus kids go to high school?

Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center.

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What Calamus 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.