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Schools in Cotter

Cotter’s public schools

Columbus Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cotter. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.6K
▲ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
707 students on the public path
In brief

Cotter’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Cotter’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Roundy Elementary School places highest (better than 35%); Columbus Community High School lowest (7%). 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 Cotter, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Roundy Elementary Schoolin Columbus JunctionC+
7–8Columbus Community Junior High Schoolin Columbus JunctionC
9–12Columbus Community High Schoolin Columbus JunctionD

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

Columbus Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 707 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 11.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,602IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 440 students tested
Math61%
State average 63.8% · 438 students tested

Cotter vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cotter—Columbus

Every school in Cotter

3 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 Cotterin other towns
Roundy Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Columbus Junction
C+
383 students11:1Rate it →
Columbus Community Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Columbus Junction
C
104 students21:1Rate it →
Columbus Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Columbus Junction
D
220 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Cotter’s schools

Are Cotter’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Cotter. Columbus Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cotter. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Cotter in?

Columbus Community School District.

Where do Cotter kids go to high school?

Columbus Community High School.

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What Cotter 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.