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Schools in Kanawha

Kanawha’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools 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
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
80%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.0K
▼ 13% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
629 students on the public path
In brief

Kanawha’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Kanawha’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. West Hancock Elementary School places highest (better than 85%); West Hancock Middle School lowest (63%). 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 Kanawha, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4West Hancock Elementary Schoolin BrittA
5–8West Hancock Middle SchoolWest Hancock Community School DistrictB
9–12West Hancock High Schoolin BrittB+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Hancock 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 Hancock Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 629 students · 13.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,960IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 69.7% · 359 students tested
Math80%
State average 63.8% · 359 students tested

Kanawha vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kanawha—West Hancock

Every school in Kanawha

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).

District schools in Kanawhaby address
West Hancock Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
B
174 students13:1Rate it →
Also serving Kanawhain other towns
West Hancock Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Britt
A
294 students17:1Rate it →
West Hancock High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Britt
B+
161 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Kanawha’s schools

Are Kanawha’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kanawha. West Hancock Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kanawha. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 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 Kanawha in?

West Hancock Community School District.

Where do Kanawha kids go to high school?

West Hancock 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.