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Schools in Lake Mills · Lake Mills Community School District

Lake Mills’s public schools outscore 76% of Iowa districts

82% of students in Lake Mills’s public schools are proficient in reading, above the Iowa average (70%). The grade covers the public school district serving Lake Mills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
82%
▲ 12 pts vs IA 70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
▲ 4 pts vs IA 64%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.9K
▼ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.2
IA 14.1
Schools in town
3
642 students on the public path
In brief

Lake Mills’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 608 Iowa towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Mills’s, its schools beat 83%, higher than their 76% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 82% and math 68% in spring 2022, against 70% and 64% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,882 per student, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle and one high school

From grade 6 the district’s path is Lake Mills Middle School, then Lake Mills Senior High School. Enrollment is down 8% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Lake Mills’s grade

B+ Test scores

A−: better than 76% of Iowa school districts. Test scores are above the Iowa average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Iowa school districts we grade (326)Better than 76%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (608)Better than 83%
BAA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 440 test results could put Lake Mills anywhere from B to A. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Lake Mills’s students in the tested grades sat them (440 in math, 440 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lake Mills, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Lake Mills Elementary SchoolLake Mills Community School DistrictB+
6–8Lake Mills Middle SchoolLake Mills Community School DistrictC+
9–12Lake Mills Senior High SchoolLake Mills Community School DistrictB+

Lake Mills’s public schools are run by Lake Mills Community School District, which also serves Joice and Scarville. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Lake Mills Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 642 students, down 8% since 2020–21 · 14.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,882IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 69.7% · 440 students tested
Math68%
State average 63.8% · 440 students tested

Lake Mills vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lake MillsA−Lake Mills

Every school in Lake Mills

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 Lake Millsby address
Lake Mills Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5
B+
303 students15:1Rate it →
Lake Mills Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C+
146 students26:1Rate it →
Lake Mills Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12
B+
193 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Lake Mills’s schools

Are Lake Mills’s schools good?

By Iowa’s own tests, yes: the public schools Lake Mills children attend outscore 76% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, an A− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 83%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Lake Mills in?

Lake Mills Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 642 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

Where do Lake Mills kids go to high school?

Lake Mills Senior High School, with 193 students; its own test results earn a B+.

How much does Lake Mills spend per student?

$12,882 in Lake Mills Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.