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Schools in Hamilton

Hamilton’s public schools

Twin Cedars Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Hamilton. 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 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.1K
▼ 5% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
312 students on the public path
In brief

Hamilton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Hamilton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Twin Cedars Elementary School places highest (better than 26%); Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School lowest (15%). 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 Hamilton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Twin Cedars Elementary Schoolin BusseyC
7–12Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High Schoolin BusseyC−

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

Twin Cedars Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 312 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 11.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,065IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 69.7% · 226 students tested
Math49%
State average 63.8% · 226 students tested

Hamilton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Hamilton—Twin Cedars

Every school in Hamilton

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).

Also serving Hamiltonin other towns
Twin Cedars Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bussey
C
170 students14:1Rate it →
Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Bussey
C−
142 students9:1Rate it →

Questions about Hamilton’s schools

Are Hamilton’s schools good?

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

Twin Cedars Community School District.

Where do Hamilton kids go to high school?

Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School.

Parents talk

What Hamilton 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.