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Schools in Kensett

Kensett’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools 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
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.2K
▼ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
552 students on the public path
In brief

Kensett’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Kensett’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School places highest (better than 53%); Northwood-Kensett Elementary lowest (45%). 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 Kensett, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Northwood-Kensett Elementaryin NorthwoodB−
6–12Northwood-Kensett Middle/High Schoolin NorthwoodB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Northwood-Kensett 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.

Northwood-Kensett Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 552 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,217IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 69.7% · 337 students tested
Math70%
State average 63.8% · 337 students tested

Kensett vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kensett—Northwood-Kensett

Every school in Kensett

2 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 Kensettin other towns
Northwood-Kensett Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Northwood
B−
287 students15:1Rate it →
Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Northwood
B−
265 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Kensett’s schools

Are Kensett’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Kensett. Northwood-Kensett Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kensett. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Kensett in?

Northwood-Kensett Community School District.

Where do Kensett kids go to high school?

Northwood-Kensett Middle/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.