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Schools in Garrison

Garrison’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
81%
2021–22
Math proficiency
79%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,558 students on the public path
In brief

Garrison’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Garrison’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School places highest (better than 91%); Tilford Elementary School lowest (70%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Garrison, graded from B+ to A, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Vinton-Shellsburg High School. 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 Garrison, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
6–8Vinton-Shellsburg Middle Schoolin VintonA
9–12Vinton-Shellsburg High Schoolin VintonA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Vinton-Shellsburg 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.

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,558 students, up 4% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,224IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading81%
State average 69.7% · 956 students tested
Math79%
State average 63.8% · 956 students tested

Garrison vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garrison—Vinton-Shellsburg

Every school in Garrison

4 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 Garrisonin other towns
Tilford Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Vinton
B+
544 students13:1Rate it →
Shellsburg Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Shellsburg
A
269 students13:1Rate it →
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Vinton
A
331 students14:1Rate it →
Vinton-Shellsburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Vinton
A−
414 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Garrison’s schools

Are Garrison’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Garrison. Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garrison. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Garrison in?

Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District.

Where do Garrison kids go to high school?

Vinton-Shellsburg 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.