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Schools in Hamburg

Hamburg’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
57%
2021–22
Spent per student
$20.1K
▲ 47% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
3
133 students on the public path
In brief

Hamburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hamburg’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Marnie Simons Elementary School places highest (better than 26%); Hamburg Middle School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Charter schools

1 public charter school is located in Hamburg; each is graded on its own results. Every school ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Hamburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Marnie Simons Elementary SchoolHamburg Community School DistrictC
6–8Hamburg Middle SchoolHamburg Community School DistrictC

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

Hamburg Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 191 students, up 10% since 2022–23 · 10.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$20,096IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 81 students tested
Math57%
State average 63.8% · 81 students tested

Hamburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Hamburg—Hamburg

Every school in Hamburg

3 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 Hamburgby address
Marnie Simons Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C
102 students8:1Rate it →
Hamburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
31 students10:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Hamburg Charter High School
High · Grades 9–12
Charter
58 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Hamburg’s schools

Are Hamburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Hamburg. Hamburg Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hamburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Hamburg in?

Hamburg Community School District.

Where do Hamburg kids go to high school?

Hamburg Middle School.

Parents talk

What Hamburg 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 2020) 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.