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Dexter Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades 3–5

803 Washington Street, Dexter, IA 50070 · (515) 789-4480 · Part of West Central Valley Community School District

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Directions
Students
186
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Setting
Rural
Grades
3–5
The gist

What stands out about Dexter Elementary School

  • Its own letter, B−: better results than 53% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Next stop for Dexter kids: West Central Valley Middle School

On the path

Where Dexter kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–2Stuart Elementary Schoolin Stuart
3–5Dexter Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–8West Central Valley Middle Schoolin Redfield

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts72%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, B−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

803 Washington Street, Dexter

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 357
Grade 467
Grade 562
Enrollment over time
185’20
186’21
181’22
181’23
186’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 89%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 4%Black 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Dexter Elementary School from Dexter families.

Other schools in West Central Valley Community School District

The district →
Stuart Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Stuart
211 students13:1
West Central Valley Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Redfield
A−
191 students13:1
West Central Valley High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Stuart
B−
264 students12:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Dexter’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.