Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Cumming

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
CummingIowaParkPhoto: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Cumming

Cumming’s public schools

Norwalk Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Cumming. 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
74%
2021–22
Graduate on time
100%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.4K
▼ 17% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.4
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,965 students on the public path
In brief

Cumming’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Cumming’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Norwalk Middle School places highest (better than 76%); Orchard Hills Elementary lowest (75%). 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 Cumming, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Oviatt Elementary Schoolin NorwalkNo scores
2–3Orchard Hills Elementaryin NorwalkA−
6–8Norwalk Middle Schoolin NorwalkA−
9–12Norwalk Senior High Schoolin NorwalkA−

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

Norwalk Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 3,519 students, up 8% since 2020–21 · 15.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,412IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 69.7% · 2347 students tested
Math74%
State average 63.8% · 2346 students tested

Cumming vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Cumming—Norwalk
West Des MoinesB+West Des Moines PK–12 · Waukee PK–12

Every school in Cumming

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).

Also serving Cummingin other towns
Oviatt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1 · Norwalk
548 students15:1Rate it →
Orchard Hills Elementary
Elementary · Grades 2–3 · Norwalk
A−
558 students15:1Rate it →
Norwalk Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Norwalk
A−
824 students15:1Rate it →
Norwalk Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Norwalk
A−
1,035 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Cumming’s schools

Are Cumming’s schools good?

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

Norwalk Community School District.

Where do Cumming kids go to high school?

Norwalk Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Cumming families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Cumming → They have their own page.

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.