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Schools in Jolley

Jolley’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 1% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
912 students on the public path
In brief

Jolley’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Jolley’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. South Central Calhoun Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); South Central Calhoun High School 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 Jolley, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3South Central Calhoun Elementary Schoolin Rockwell CityB−
4–8South Central Calhoun Middle Schoolin Rockwell CityC+
9–12South Central Calhoun High Schoolin Lake CityC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Central Calhoun 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.

South Central Calhoun Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 912 students · 11.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,873IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading64%
State average 69.7% · 543 students tested
Math61%
State average 63.8% · 543 students tested

Jolley vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Jolley—South Central Calhoun

Every school in Jolley

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 Jolleyin other towns
South Central Calhoun Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Rockwell City
B−
299 students12:1Rate it →
South Central Calhoun Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Rockwell City
C+
329 students14:1Rate it →
South Central Calhoun High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Lake City
C
284 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Jolley’s schools

Are Jolley’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Jolley. South Central Calhoun Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Jolley. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Jolley in?

South Central Calhoun Community School District.

Where do Jolley kids go to high school?

South Central Calhoun 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.