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Schools in Mingo

Mingo’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
68%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.8K
▲ 8% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.1
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
686 students on the public path
In brief

Mingo’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Mingo’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Colfax-Mingo Elementary School places highest (better than 45%); Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School lowest (24%). 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 Mingo, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Colfax-Mingo Elementary Schoolin ColfaxB−
7–12Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High Schoolin ColfaxC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Colfax-Mingo 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.

Colfax-Mingo Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 686 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 12.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,843IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading68%
State average 69.7% · 440 students tested
Math61%
State average 63.8% · 442 students tested

Mingo vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mingo—Colfax-Mingo

Every school in Mingo

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 Mingoin other towns
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Colfax
B−
399 students13:1Rate it →
Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Colfax
C−
287 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Mingo’s schools

Are Mingo’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mingo. Colfax-Mingo Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mingo. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Mingo in?

Colfax-Mingo Community School District.

Where do Mingo kids go to high school?

Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School.

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What Mingo 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.