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Schools in Houghton

Houghton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
51%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.7K
▲ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,784 students on the public path
In brief

Houghton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Houghton’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School places highest (better than 17%); Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School lowest (17%). 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 Houghton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Fort Madison Elementary Schoolin Fort MadisonNo scores
7–12Fort Madison Junior/Senior High Schoolin Fort MadisonC−

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

Fort Madison Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 1,784 students · 13.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,720IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 69.7% · 1223 students tested
Math51%
State average 63.8% · 1223 students tested

Houghton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Houghton—Fort Madison

Every school in Houghton

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 Houghtonin other towns
Fort Madison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Fort Madison
932 students13:1Rate it →
Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Fort Madison
C−
852 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Houghton’s schools

Are Houghton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Houghton. Fort Madison Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Houghton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Houghton in?

Fort Madison Community School District.

Where do Houghton kids go to high school?

Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Houghton 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.