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Schools in Lanesboro

Lanesboro’s public schools

South Central Calhoun Community School District and Glidden-Ralston Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lanesboro. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
64%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.9K
▲ 1% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024 · South Central Calhoun
Students per teacher
12.1
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,018 students on the public path
In brief

Lanesboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Lanesboro’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. South Central Calhoun Elementary School places highest (better than 53%); Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School lowest (18%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Lanesboro, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: South Central Calhoun Middle School and Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School. 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 Lanesboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–122 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to C+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South Central Calhoun Community School District.

Two districts serve Lanesboro

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

South Central Calhoun Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 912 students · 11.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,873IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Glidden-Ralston Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,219IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, South Central Calhoun Community School District64%
State average 69.7% · 543 students tested
Math · PK–12, South Central Calhoun Community School District61%
State average 63.8% · 543 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Glidden-Ralston Community School District59%
State average 69.7% · 225 students tested
Math · PK–12, Glidden-Ralston Community School District50%
State average 63.8% · 225 students tested

Lanesboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Lanesboro—South Central Calhoun PK–12 · Glidden-Ralston PK–12

Every school in Lanesboro

4 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).

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South Central Calhoun Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Rockwell City
B−
299 students12:1Rate it →
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Glidden
C−
227 students13:1Rate it →
South Central Calhoun Middle School
Middle · Grades 4–8 · Rockwell City
C+
329 students14:1Rate it →
Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Glidden
C−
163 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Lanesboro’s schools

Are Lanesboro’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Lanesboro. South Central Calhoun Community School District and Glidden-Ralston Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Lanesboro. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Lanesboro in?

South Central Calhoun Community School District and Glidden-Ralston Community School District.

Where do Lanesboro kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: South Central Calhoun Middle School and Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School.

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What Lanesboro 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.