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Schools in Nichols

Nichols’s public schools

West Liberty Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nichols. 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
55%
2021–22
Math proficiency
49%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,202 students on the public path
In brief

Nichols’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Nichols’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. West Liberty Middle School places highest (better than 31%); West Liberty Elementary School lowest (5%). 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 Nichols, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4West Liberty Elementary Schoolin West LibertyD
5–8West Liberty Middle Schoolin West LibertyC
9–12West Liberty High Schoolin West LibertyD

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Liberty 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.

West Liberty Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,291 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,381IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading55%
State average 69.7% · 847 students tested
Math49%
State average 63.8% · 850 students tested

Nichols vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Nichols—West Liberty

Every school in Nichols

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 Nicholsin other towns
West Liberty Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · West Liberty
D
438 students12:1Rate it →
West Liberty Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · West Liberty
C
367 students14:1Rate it →
West Liberty High School
High · Grades 9–12 · West Liberty
D
397 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Nichols’s schools

Are Nichols’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Nichols. West Liberty Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Nichols. 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 Nichols in?

West Liberty Community School District.

Where do Nichols kids go to high school?

West Liberty High School.

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What Nichols 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.