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Schools in Kingston

Kingston’s public schools

Mediapolis Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Kingston. 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
82%
2021–22
Math proficiency
76%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.5K
▼ 16% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
966 students on the public path
In brief

Kingston’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Kingston’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Mediapolis Middle School places highest (better than 93%); Mediapolis Elementary School lowest (59%). 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 Kingston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Mediapolis Elementary Schoolin MediapolisB
6–8Mediapolis Middle Schoolin MediapolisA
9–12Mediapolis High Schoolin MediapolisA−

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

Mediapolis Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 966 students, up 5% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,497IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 69.7% · 645 students tested
Math76%
State average 63.8% · 645 students tested

Kingston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Kingston—Mediapolis

Every school in Kingston

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 Kingstonin other towns
Mediapolis Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mediapolis
B
432 students15:1Rate it →
Mediapolis Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Mediapolis
A
222 students20:1Rate it →
Mediapolis High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mediapolis
A−
312 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Kingston’s schools

Are Kingston’s schools good?

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

Mediapolis Community School District.

Where do Kingston kids go to high school?

Mediapolis High School.

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What Kingston families are saying about 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.