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Schools in Dedham

Dedham’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 1% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.1
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,593 students on the public path
In brief

Dedham’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Dedham’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Carroll High School places highest (better than 82%); Adams Elementary School lowest (31%). 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 Dedham, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Fairview Elementary Schoolin CarrollNo scores
3–4Adams Elementary Schoolin CarrollC
5–8Carroll Middle Schoolin CarrollB+
9–12Carroll High Schoolin CarrollA−

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

Carroll Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,593 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 14.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,902IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 69.7% · 1139 students tested
Math71%
State average 63.8% · 1138 students tested

Dedham vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dedham—Carroll

Every school in Dedham

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 Dedhamin other towns
Fairview Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Carroll
419 students14:1Rate it →
Adams Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Carroll
C
232 students13:1Rate it →
Carroll Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Carroll
B+
459 students16:1Rate it →
Carroll High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Carroll
A−
483 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Dedham’s schools

Are Dedham’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Dedham. Carroll Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Dedham. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Dedham in?

Carroll Community School District.

Where do Dedham kids go to high school?

Carroll High 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.