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Schools in Luzerne

Luzerne’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
74%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.7
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
472 students on the public path
In brief

Luzerne’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Luzerne’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Longfellow Elementary School places highest (better than 63%); Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School lowest (53%). 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 Luzerne, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Longfellow Elementary Schoolin Belle PlaineB
7–12Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High Schoolin Belle PlaineB−

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

Belle Plaine Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 472 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 11.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,296IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading74%
State average 69.7% · 302 students tested
Math68%
State average 63.8% · 302 students tested

Luzerne vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Luzerne—Belle Plaine

Every school in Luzerne

2 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 Luzernein other towns
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Belle Plaine
B
267 students13:1Rate it →
Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Belle Plaine
B−
205 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Luzerne’s schools

Are Luzerne’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Luzerne. Belle Plaine Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Luzerne. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Luzerne in?

Belle Plaine Community School District.

Where do Luzerne kids go to high school?

Belle Plaine Jr/Sr High School.

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What Luzerne 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.