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Schools in Diagonal

Diagonal’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$18.5K
▲ 35% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
110 students on the public path
In brief

Diagonal’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Diagonal’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Diagonal Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 53%); Diagonal Elementary School lowest (26%). 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 Diagonal, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Diagonal Elementary SchoolDiagonal Community School DistrictC
6–12Diagonal Junior-Senior High SchoolDiagonal Community School DistrictB−

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

Diagonal Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 110 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 9.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$18,542IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 79 students tested
Math62%
State average 63.8% · 79 students tested

Diagonal vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Diagonal—Diagonal

Every school in Diagonal

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).

District schools in Diagonalby address
Diagonal Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
58 students9:1Rate it →
Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12
B−
52 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Diagonal’s schools

Are Diagonal’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Diagonal. Diagonal Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Diagonal. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Diagonal in?

Diagonal Community School District.

Where do Diagonal kids go to high school?

Diagonal Junior-Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Diagonal 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.