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Schools in Emerson

Emerson’s public schools

East Mills Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerson. 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 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
78%
2021–22
Math proficiency
73%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.5K
▲ 13% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.0
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
448 students on the public path
In brief

Emerson’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Emerson’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. East Mills Jr/Sr High School places highest (better than 79%); East Mills Elementary School lowest (37%). 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 Emerson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5East Mills Elementary Schoolin MalvernC+
6–12East Mills Jr/Sr High Schoolin MalvernA−

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

East Mills Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 448 students · 11.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,451IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading78%
State average 69.7% · 297 students tested
Math73%
State average 63.8% · 297 students tested

Emerson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Emerson—East Mills

Every school in Emerson

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).

Also serving Emersonin other towns
East Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Malvern
C+
214 students10:1Rate it →
East Mills Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Malvern
A−
234 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Emerson’s schools

Are Emerson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Emerson. East Mills Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Emerson. 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 Emerson in?

East Mills Community School District.

Where do Emerson kids go to high school?

East Mills Jr/Sr High School.

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What Emerson 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.