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Schools in Dow City

Dow City’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 0% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
427 students on the public path
In brief

Dow City’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Dow City’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Boyer Valley Elementary School places highest (better than 45%); Boyer Valley Middle/High School lowest (32%). 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 Dow City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Boyer Valley Elementary SchoolBoyer Valley Community School DistrictB−
6–12Boyer Valley Middle/High Schoolin DunlapC

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

Boyer Valley Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 427 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,663IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 69.7% · 277 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 277 students tested

Dow City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Dow City—Boyer Valley

Every school in Dow City

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 Dow Cityby address
Boyer Valley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B−
208 students12:1Rate it →
Also serving Dow Cityin other towns
Boyer Valley Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Dunlap
C
219 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Dow City’s schools

Are Dow City’s schools good?

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

Boyer Valley Community School District.

Where do Dow City kids go to high school?

Boyer Valley Middle/High School.

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What Dow 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.