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Schools in Ireton

Ireton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
65%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.0K
▲ 10% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
708 students on the public path
In brief

Ireton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ireton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. West Sioux High School places highest (better than 37%); West Sioux Middle School lowest (26%). 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 Ireton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–1Ireton Elementary SchoolWest Sioux Community School DistrictNo scores
2–5Hawarden Elementary Schoolin HawardenC
6–8West Sioux Middle Schoolin HawardenC
9–12West Sioux High Schoolin HawardenC+

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

West Sioux Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 708 students, down 10% since 2020–21 · 11.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,026IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading65%
State average 69.7% · 499 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 500 students tested

Ireton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ireton—West Sioux

Every school in Ireton

5 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 Iretonby address
Ireton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–1
119 students10:1Rate it →
Also serving Iretonin other towns
Hawarden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Hawarden
C
193 students10:1Rate it →
West Sioux Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Hawarden
C
154 students15:1Rate it →
West Sioux High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Hawarden
C+
242 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
Ireton Christian Schools
Elementary · Grades PK–8
Private · Religious
88 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ireton’s schools

Are Ireton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ireton. West Sioux Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ireton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ireton in?

West Sioux Community School District.

Where do Ireton kids go to high school?

West Sioux High School.

Are there private schools in Ireton?

Yes: Ireton Christian Schools (grades PK–8, 88 students).

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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.