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Schools in Mount Sterling

Mount Sterling’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/3schools 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
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.1K
▲ 10% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
821 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Sterling’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Mount Sterling’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center places highest (better than 53%); Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Mount Sterling, graded from C− to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school: Van Buren County Community Middle & 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 Mount Sterling, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–62 schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
7–12Van Buren County Community Middle & High Schoolin KeosauquaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Van Buren County 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.

Van Buren County Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 821 students · 12.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,062IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 69.7% · 568 students tested
Math62%
State average 63.8% · 568 students tested

Mount Sterling vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Sterling—Van Buren County

Every school in Mount Sterling

3 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 Mount Sterlingin other towns
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Douds
C−
292 students11:1Rate it →
Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Farmington
B−
175 students13:1Rate it →
Van Buren County Community Middle & High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Keosauqua
C+
354 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Sterling’s schools

Are Mount Sterling’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Sterling. Van Buren County Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Sterling. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Sterling in?

Van Buren County Community School District.

Where do Mount Sterling kids go to high school?

Van Buren County Community Middle & High School.

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What Mount Sterling 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.