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Schools in Keystone

Keystone’s public schools

Benton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Keystone. 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
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
65%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.2K
▼ 18% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.6
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
884 students on the public path
In brief

Keystone’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Keystone’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Benton Community Senior High School places highest (better than 60%); Keystone Elementary 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 Keystone, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Keystone Elementary SchoolBenton Community School DistrictC+
7–8Benton Community Middle Schoolin Van HorneB−
9–12Benton Community Senior High Schoolin Van HorneB

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

Benton Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,614 students · 15.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,211IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading79%
State average 69.7% · 1027 students tested
Math65%
State average 63.8% · 1027 students tested

Keystone vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Keystone—Benton

Every school in Keystone

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 Keystoneby address
Keystone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3
C+
176 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Keystonein other towns
Benton Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Van Horne
B−
235 students17:1Rate it →
Benton Community Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Van Horne
B
473 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Keystone’s schools

Are Keystone’s schools good?

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

Benton Community School District.

Where do Keystone kids go to high school?

Benton Community 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.