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Schools in Lambs Grove

Lambs Grove’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
62%
2021–22
Math proficiency
59%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.5K
▲ 6% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IA 14.1
Schools in town
1
1,976 students on the public path
In brief

Lambs Grove’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lambs Grove’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Thomas Jefferson Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); Berg Middle School lowest (24%). 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 Lambs Grove, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolNewton Community School DistrictB−
5–8Berg Middle Schoolin NewtonC−
9–12Newton Senior High Schoolin NewtonC

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

Newton Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,669 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,495IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading62%
State average 69.7% · 1907 students tested
Math59%
State average 63.8% · 1909 students tested

Lambs Grove vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lambs Grove—Newton
NewtonC−Newton

Every school in Lambs Grove

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 Lambs Groveby address
Thomas Jefferson Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Newton
B−
380 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Lambs Grovein other towns
Berg Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Newton
C−
790 students14:1Rate it →
Newton Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Newton
C
806 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Lambs Grove’s schools

Are Lambs Grove’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lambs Grove. Newton Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lambs Grove. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 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 Lambs Grove in?

Newton Community School District.

Where do Lambs Grove kids go to high school?

Newton 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.