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Schools in Coon Rapids · Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District

Coon Rapids’s public schools outscore 75% of Iowa districts

The grade covers the public school district serving Coon Rapids, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state reading tests, 79% of Coon Rapids’s students scored proficient, above the Iowa average (70%). Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
79%
▲ 9 pts vs IA 70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
▲ 7 pts vs IA 64%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 8% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
447 students on the public path
In brief

Coon Rapids’s schools, in brief

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 79% and math 71% in spring 2022, against 70% and 64% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,605 per student, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Coon Rapids’s grade

B+ Test scores

A−: better than 75% of Iowa school districts. Test scores are above the Iowa average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Iowa school districts we grade (326)Better than 75%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (597)Better than 76%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 262 test results could put Coon Rapids anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Coon Rapids’s students in the tested grades sat them (264 in math, 261 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Coon Rapids, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5CR-B Elementary SchoolCoon Rapids-Bayard Community School DistrictC+
6–12Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance CenterCoon Rapids-Bayard Community School DistrictA−

Coon Rapids’s public schools are run by Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District, which also serves Bayard. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 447 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,605IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 69.7% · 261 students tested
Math71%
State average 63.8% · 264 students tested

Coon Rapids vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Coon RapidsA−Coon Rapids-Bayard

Every school in Coon Rapids

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 Coon Rapidsby address
CR-B Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
233 students16:1Rate it →
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center
High · Grades 6–12
A−
214 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Coon Rapids’s schools

Are Coon Rapids’s schools good?

By Iowa’s own tests, yes: the public schools Coon Rapids children attend outscore 75% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 76%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Coon Rapids in?

Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 447 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Coon Rapids spend per student?

$12,605 in Coon Rapids-Bayard Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.