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Schools in Jamaica

Jamaica’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▼ 0% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.0
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
672 students on the public path
In brief

Jamaica’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Jamaica’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Panorama Middle School places highest (better than 79%); Panorama Elementary lowest (32%). 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 Jamaica, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Panorama Elementaryin PanoraC
6–8Panorama Middle Schoolin PanoraA−
9–12Panorama High Schoolin PanoraB−

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

Panorama Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 672 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 14.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,669IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 69.7% · 455 students tested
Math70%
State average 63.8% · 457 students tested

Jamaica vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Jamaica—Panorama

Every school in Jamaica

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).

Also serving Jamaicain other towns
Panorama Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Panora
C
306 students13:1Rate it →
Panorama Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Panora
A−
146 students21:1Rate it →
Panorama High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Panora
B−
220 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Jamaica’s schools

Are Jamaica’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jamaica. Panorama Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jamaica. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Jamaica in?

Panorama Community School District.

Where do Jamaica kids go to high school?

Panorama High School.

Parents talk

What Jamaica 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.