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Schools in Garwin

Garwin’s public schools

GMG Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Garwin. 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
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
46%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
476 students on the public path
In brief

Garwin’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Garwin’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. GMG Secondary School places highest (better than 53%); GMG Elementary School lowest (9%). 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 Garwin, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6GMG Elementary Schoolin Green MountainD
7–12GMG Secondary SchoolGMG Community School DistrictB−

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

GMG Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 476 students, down 1% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,203IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 69.7% · 311 students tested
Math46%
State average 63.8% · 311 students tested

Garwin vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Garwin—GMG

Every school in Garwin

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 Garwinby address
GMG Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
205 students11:1Rate it →
Also serving Garwinin other towns
GMG Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Green Mountain
D
271 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Garwin’s schools

Are Garwin’s schools good?

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

GMG Community School District.

Where do Garwin kids go to high school?

GMG Secondary School.

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What Garwin 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.