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Lone Tree Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lone Tree.

Lone Tree’s School Grade D better than 7% of Iowa school districts

Students
401
Schools
2
Spent per student
$12,365
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
31%
Debt
$1.6M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Lone Tree Community School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 7% of Iowa districts
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the IA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 13.9% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $1.6M, about $4,002 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 7% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lone Tree. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency52%
State average 63.8% · 295 students tested
Reading / language arts62%
State average 69.7% · 295 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 87.5% · 33 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,365 per student · 10% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 53%Support & administration 40%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 35%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
466’20
458’21
428’22
438’23
401’24

Down 13.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 89%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 3%Black <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.