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Schools in Cambridge

Cambridge’s public schools

Ballard Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cambridge. 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
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
80%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.4K
▼ 10% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
1,872 students on the public path
In brief

Cambridge’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cambridge’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Ballard Middle School places highest (better than 94%); Ballard High School lowest (70%). 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 Cambridge, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Ballard West Elementaryin SlaterNo scores
3–5Ballard East ElementaryBallard Community School DistrictA−
6–8Ballard Middle Schoolin HuxleyA
9–12Ballard High Schoolin HuxleyB+

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

Ballard Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,872 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,410IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 69.7% · 1223 students tested
Math80%
State average 63.8% · 1223 students tested

Cambridge vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cambridge—Ballard

Every school in Cambridge

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).

District schools in Cambridgeby address
Ballard East Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5
A−
417 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Cambridgein other towns
Ballard West Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Slater
451 students15:1Rate it →
Ballard Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Huxley
A
418 students15:1Rate it →
Ballard High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Huxley
B+
586 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Cambridge’s schools

Are Cambridge’s schools good?

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

Ballard Community School District.

Where do Cambridge kids go to high school?

Ballard High School.

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What Cambridge 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.