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Schools in Colo

Colo’s public schools

Colo-NESCO Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Colo. 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 98% 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
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.4K
▲ 20% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
385 students on the public path
In brief

Colo’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Colo’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Colo-NESCO Middle/High School places highest (better than 61%); Colo-Nesco Elementary School lowest (37%). 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 Colo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Colo-Nesco Elementary Schoolin ZearingC+
5–12Colo-NESCO Middle/High SchoolColo-NESCO Community School DistrictB

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colo-NESCO 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.

Colo-NESCO Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 385 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$16,423IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 69.7% · 239 students tested
Math68%
State average 63.8% · 239 students tested

Colo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Colo—Colo-NESCO

Every school in Colo

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).

District schools in Coloby address
Colo-NESCO Middle/High School
High · Grades 5–12
B
216 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Coloin other towns
Colo-Nesco Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Zearing
C+
169 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Colo’s schools

Are Colo’s schools good?

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

Colo-NESCO Community School District.

Where do Colo kids go to high school?

Colo-NESCO Middle/High School.

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What Colo 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.