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Schools in Carbon

Carbon’s public schools

Corning Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Carbon. 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
66%
2021–22
Math proficiency
60%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.1K
▲ 17% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
405 students on the public path
In brief

Carbon’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Carbon’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Corning Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); Southwest Valley High school 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 Carbon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Corning Elementary Schoolin CorningB−
9–12Southwest Valley High schoolin CorningC−

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

Corning Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 405 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$16,094IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading66%
State average 69.7% · 244 students tested
Math60%
State average 63.8% · 244 students tested

Carbon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Carbon—Corning

Every school in Carbon

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 Carbonin other towns
Corning Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Corning
B−
210 students10:1Rate it →
Southwest Valley High school
High · Grades 9–12 · Corning
C−
195 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Carbon’s schools

Are Carbon’s schools good?

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

Corning Community School District.

Where do Carbon kids go to high school?

Southwest Valley High school.

Parents talk

What Carbon 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.