Guest, Sign inJoin

Post to Leighton

We’ll email a one-tap link to publish your post. No password, and nothing is public until you click it.
Already a member? Sign in
LeightonIowaWelcomSignPhoto: PopePompus · CC BY-SA 4.0
Schools in Leighton

Leighton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/4schools 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
88%
2021–22
Math proficiency
84%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.0K
▼ 5% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.6
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,831 students on the public path
In brief

Leighton’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Leighton’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Pella Middle School places highest (better than 99%); Madison Elementary School lowest (70%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Leighton, graded from B+ to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Pella 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 Leighton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–32 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB+
7–8Pella Middle Schoolin PellaA+
9–12Pella High Schoolin PellaA+

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

Pella Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 6 schools · 2,462 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 14.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,982IA $13,713 · FY2024
A+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading88%
State average 69.7% · 1624 students tested
Math84%
State average 63.8% · 1626 students tested

Leighton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Leighton—Pella

Every school in Leighton

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).

Also serving Leightonin other towns
Madison Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Pella
B+
401 students12:1Rate it →
Lincoln Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Pella
B+
254 students12:1Rate it →
Pella Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pella
A+
375 students15:1Rate it →
Pella High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pella
A+
801 students16:1Rate it →

Questions about Leighton’s schools

Are Leighton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Leighton. Pella Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Leighton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 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 Leighton in?

Pella Community School District.

Where do Leighton kids go to high school?

Pella High School.

Parents talk

What Leighton families are saying about school.

Town Square →
Start the conversation

Looking for colleges? Colleges near Leighton → They have their own page.

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.