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Schools in Griswold

Griswold’s public schools

Griswold Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Griswold. 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 98% 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
76%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.4K
▲ 5% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
420 students on the public path
In brief

Griswold’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Griswold’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Griswold Middle/High School places highest (better than 82%); Griswold Elementary lowest (70%). 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 Griswold, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Griswold ElementaryGriswold Community School DistrictB+
6–12Griswold Middle/High SchoolGriswold Community School DistrictA−

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

Griswold Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 420 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,440IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading76%
State average 69.7% · 258 students tested
Math72%
State average 63.8% · 258 students tested

Griswold vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Griswold—Griswold

Every school in Griswold

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 Griswoldby address
Griswold Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
227 students11:1Rate it →
Griswold Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12
A−
193 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Griswold’s schools

Are Griswold’s schools good?

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

Griswold Community School District.

Where do Griswold kids go to high school?

Griswold Middle/High School.

Parents talk

What Griswold 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.