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Schools in Joice

Joice’s public schools

Lake Mills Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Joice. 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
82%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
642 students on the public path
In brief

Joice’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Joice’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Lake Mills Elementary School places highest (better than 70%); Lake Mills Middle School lowest (37%). 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 Joice, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lake Mills Elementary Schoolin Lake MillsB+
6–8Lake Mills Middle Schoolin Lake MillsC+
9–12Lake Mills Senior High Schoolin Lake MillsB+

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

Lake Mills Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 642 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,882IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 69.7% · 440 students tested
Math68%
State average 63.8% · 440 students tested

Joice vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Joice—Lake Mills

Every school in Joice

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 Joicein other towns
Lake Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lake Mills
B+
303 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Mills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Lake Mills
C+
146 students26:1Rate it →
Lake Mills Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake Mills
B+
193 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Joice’s schools

Are Joice’s schools good?

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

Lake Mills Community School District.

Where do Joice kids go to high school?

Lake Mills Senior High 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.