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Schools in Goose Lake

Goose Lake’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
83%
2021–22
Math proficiency
76%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.6K
▼ 8% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.8
IA 14.1
Schools in town
2
846 students on the public path
In brief

Goose Lake’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Goose Lake’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Northeast Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Northeast Middle-High School lowest (68%). 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 Goose Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northeast Elementary SchoolNortheast Community School DistrictB+
6–12Northeast Middle-High SchoolNortheast Community School DistrictB+

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

Northeast Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 846 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 13.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,570IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading83%
State average 69.7% · 560 students tested
Math76%
State average 63.8% · 563 students tested

Goose Lake vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Goose Lake—Northeast

Every school in Goose Lake

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 Goose Lakeby address
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
394 students14:1Rate it →
Northeast Middle-High School
High · Grades 6–12
B+
452 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Goose Lake’s schools

Are Goose Lake’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Goose Lake. Northeast Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Goose Lake. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Goose Lake in?

Northeast Community School District.

Where do Goose Lake kids go to high school?

Northeast Middle-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.