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Schools in Cushing

Cushing’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▲ 28% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.3
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
291 students on the public path
In brief

Cushing’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Cushing’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. River Valley Junior- Senior High School places highest (better than 37%); River Valley Elementary 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 Cushing, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5River Valley Elementaryin WashtaC−
6–12River Valley Junior- Senior High Schoolin CorrectionvilleC+

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

River Valley Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 291 students, down 29% since 2020–21 · 9.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$17,538IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 69.7% · 231 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 229 students tested

Cushing vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Cushing—River Valley

Every school in Cushing

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 Cushingin other towns
River Valley Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Washta
C−
154 students9:1Rate it →
River Valley Junior- Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Correctionville
C+
137 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Cushing’s schools

Are Cushing’s schools good?

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

River Valley Community School District.

Where do Cushing kids go to high school?

River Valley Junior- Senior High School.

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What Cushing 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.