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Schools in Dougherty

Dougherty’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.1K
▲ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.8
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
740 students on the public path
In brief

Dougherty’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dougherty’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. West Fork Elementary at Rockwell places highest (better than 37%); West Fork Middle School lowest (18%). 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 Dougherty, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5West Fork Elementary at Rockwellin RockwellC+
6–8West Fork Middle Schoolin SheffieldC−
9–12West Fork High Schoolin SheffieldC

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

West Fork Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 740 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 12.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,059IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 453 students tested
Math56%
State average 63.8% · 454 students tested

Dougherty vs. its neighbors

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

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Dougherty—West Fork

Every school in Dougherty

3 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 Doughertyin other towns
West Fork Elementary at Rockwell
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Rockwell
C+
388 students13:1Rate it →
West Fork Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sheffield
C−
161 students15:1Rate it →
West Fork High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sheffield
C
191 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Dougherty’s schools

Are Dougherty’s schools good?

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

West Fork Community School District.

Where do Dougherty kids go to high school?

West Fork 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.