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Schools in Melcher-Dallas · Melcher-Dallas Community School District

Melcher-Dallas’s public schools score below 88% of Iowa districts on tests and graduation

50% of students in Melcher-Dallas’s public schools are proficient in math, below the Iowa average (64%). The grade covers the public school district serving Melcher-Dallas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 100% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
69%
▼ 1 pts vs IA 70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
▼ 14 pts vs IA 64%
2021–22
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 1% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
2
308 students on the public path
In brief

Melcher-Dallas’s schools, in brief

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 69% of tested students were proficient in reading and 50% in math, against 70% and 64% statewide; 100% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $13,641 per student, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Melcher-Dallas High School. Enrollment is down 13% since 2020–21. 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Melcher-Dallas’s grade

C− Test scores

D: better than 12% of Iowa school districts. Test scores are below the Iowa average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Iowa school districts we grade (326)Better than 12%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (561)Better than 12%
DCA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 217 test results could put Melcher-Dallas anywhere from D to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of Melcher-Dallas’s students in the tested grades sat them (217 in math, 217 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Melcher-Dallas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Melcher-Dallas ElementaryMelcher-Dallas Community School DistrictC−
7–12Melcher-Dallas High SchoolMelcher-Dallas Community School DistrictC

Melcher-Dallas’s public schools are run by Melcher-Dallas Community School District. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

The district

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

Melcher-Dallas Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 308 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 11.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,641IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 217 students tested
Math50%
State average 63.8% · 217 students tested

Melcher-Dallas vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Melcher-Dallas’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Melcher-DallasDMelcher-Dallas

Every school in Melcher-Dallas

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).

District schools in Melcher-Dallasby address
Melcher-Dallas Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Dallas
C−
157 students13:1Rate it →
Melcher-Dallas High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Melcher
C
151 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Melcher-Dallas’s schools

Are Melcher-Dallas’s schools good?

On Iowa’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Melcher-Dallas children attend score below 88% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Melcher-Dallas in?

Melcher-Dallas Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 308 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does Melcher-Dallas spend per student?

$13,641 in Melcher-Dallas Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.