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Schools in Northboro

Northboro’s public schools

Shenandoah Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Northboro. 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
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.6K
▼ 1% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.2
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
929 students on the public path
In brief

Northboro’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Northboro’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Shenandoah Middle School places highest (better than 50%); Shenandoah High School lowest (37%). 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 Northboro, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–4Shenandoah Elementary Schoolin ShenandoahB−
5–8Shenandoah Middle Schoolin ShenandoahB−
9–12Shenandoah High Schoolin ShenandoahC+

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

Shenandoah Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,227 students, up 14% since 2020–21 · 12.2 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,601IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 69.7% · 705 students tested
Math62%
State average 63.8% · 704 students tested

Northboro vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Northboro—Shenandoah

Every school in Northboro

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).

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Shenandoah Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Shenandoah
B−
349 students11:1Rate it →
Shenandoah Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Shenandoah
B−
280 students12:1Rate it →
Shenandoah High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Shenandoah
C+
300 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Northboro’s schools

Are Northboro’s schools good?

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

Shenandoah Community School District.

Where do Northboro kids go to high school?

Shenandoah High 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.