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Schools in New Providence

New Providence’s public schools

Eldora-New Providence Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Providence. 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 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.8K
▲ 22% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.3
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
479 students on the public path
In brief

New Providence’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of New Providence’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. South Hardin High School places highest (better than 37%); Eldora-New Providence Elementary School lowest (26%). 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 New Providence, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Eldora-New Providence Elementary Schoolin EldoraC
9–12South Hardin High Schoolin EldoraC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Eldora-New Providence 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.

Eldora-New Providence Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 479 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 12.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$16,788IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 293 students tested
Math64%
State average 63.8% · 294 students tested

New Providence vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New Providence—Eldora-New Providence

Every school in New Providence

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 New Providencein other towns
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Eldora
C
242 students12:1Rate it →
South Hardin High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Eldora
C+
237 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about New Providence’s schools

Are New Providence’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for New Providence. Eldora-New Providence Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for New Providence. 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 New Providence in?

Eldora-New Providence Community School District.

Where do New Providence kids go to high school?

South Hardin High School.

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What New Providence 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.