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Schools in New Sharon · North Mahaska Community School District

New Sharon’s public schools outscore 60% of Iowa districts

The grade covers the public school district serving New Sharon, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests. On the state math tests, 72% of New Sharon’s students scored proficient, above the Iowa average (64%). 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
72%
▲ 2 pts vs IA 70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
▲ 8 pts vs IA 64%
2021–22
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
576 students on the public path
In brief

New Sharon’s schools, in brief

Better than its incomes would predict

Among the 322 Iowa towns with household incomes within a quarter of New Sharon’s, its schools beat 74%, higher than their 60% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Above the state on tests

Reading proficiency is 72% and math 72% in spring 2022, against 70% and 64% statewide. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $12,797 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 North Mahaska Jr-Sr 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind New Sharon’s grade

B Test scores

B: better than 60% of Iowa school districts. Test scores are above the Iowa average; there is no graduation rate to add.

Iowa school districts we grade (326)Better than 60%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (322)Better than 74%
B−A−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 403 test results could put New Sharon anywhere from B− to A−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 100% of New Sharon’s students in the tested grades sat them (404 in math, 402 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve New Sharon, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6North Mahaska Elementary SchoolNorth Mahaska Community School DistrictA
7–12North Mahaska Jr-Sr High SchoolNorth Mahaska Community School DistrictB−

New Sharon’s public schools are run by North Mahaska Community School District, which also serves Barnes City. 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.

North Mahaska Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 576 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,797IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 402 students tested
Math72%
State average 63.8% · 404 students tested

New Sharon vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
New SharonBNorth Mahaska

Every school in New Sharon

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 Sharonin other towns
North Mahaska Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
A
301 students14:1Rate it →
North Mahaska Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
275 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about New Sharon’s schools

Are New Sharon’s schools good?

They sit near the middle of Iowa: the public schools New Sharon children attend outscore 60% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 74%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is New Sharon in?

North Mahaska Community School District, which runs grades PK–12 and enrolls 576 students in 2 schools (2024–25).

How much does New Sharon spend per student?

$12,797 in North Mahaska 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.