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Schools in Dakota City

Dakota City’s public schools

Humboldt Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dakota City. 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 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
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IA 14.1
Schools in town
1
1,426 students on the public path
In brief

Dakota City’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Dakota City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Taft Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Humboldt Middle School lowest (67%). 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 Dakota City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KClyde D Mease Elementary SchoolHumboldt Community School DistrictNo scores
1–4Taft Elementary Schoolin HumboldtB+
5–8Humboldt Middle Schoolin HumboldtB+
9–12Humboldt High Schoolin HumboldtB+

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

Humboldt Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,426 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,912IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 69.7% · 957 students tested
Math72%
State average 63.8% · 962 students tested

Dakota City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dakota City—Humboldt
HumboldtB+Humboldt

Every school in Dakota City

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).

District schools in Dakota Cityby address
Clyde D Mease Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K
139 students19:1Rate it →
Also serving Dakota Cityin other towns
Taft Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 1–4 · Humboldt
B+
369 students11:1Rate it →
Humboldt Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Humboldt
B+
454 students17:1Rate it →
Humboldt High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Humboldt
B+
464 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Dakota City’s schools

Are Dakota City’s schools good?

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

Humboldt Community School District.

Where do Dakota City kids go to high school?

Humboldt High School.

Parents talk

What Dakota City 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.