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Schools in Newell

Newell’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 0% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
542 students on the public path
In brief

Newell’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Newell’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Newell-Fonda High School places highest (better than 45%); Newell-Fonda Middle School lowest (32%). 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 Newell, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Newell-Fonda ElementaryNewell-Fonda Community School DistrictC+
6–8Newell-Fonda Middle SchoolNewell-Fonda Community School DistrictC
9–12Newell-Fonda High SchoolNewell-Fonda Community School DistrictB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Newell-Fonda 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.

Newell-Fonda Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 542 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 14.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,759IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 360 students tested
Math58%
State average 63.8% · 360 students tested

Newell vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Newell—Newell-Fonda

Every school in Newell

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).

District schools in Newellby address
Newell-Fonda Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
C+
280 students16:1Rate it →
Newell-Fonda Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8
C
124 students18:1Rate it →
Newell-Fonda High School
High · Grades 9–12
B−
138 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Newell’s schools

Are Newell’s schools good?

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

Newell-Fonda Community School District.

Where do Newell kids go to high school?

Newell-Fonda High School.

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What Newell 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.