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Schools in Okoboji

Okoboji’s public schools

Okoboji Community School District and Spirit Lake Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Okoboji. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?6/6schools 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
79%
2021–22
Math proficiency
75%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 11% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024 · Spirit Lake
Students per teacher
14.1
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
2,515 students on the public path
In brief

Okoboji’s schools, in brief

School by school

6 of Okoboji’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Okoboji Middle School places highest (better than 93%); Spirit Lake Elementary School lowest (63%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Okoboji, graded from B to B+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Spirit Lake High School and Okoboji 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.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Okoboji, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB to B+
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressB+ to A
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Okoboji Community School District.

Two districts serve Okoboji

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Okoboji Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,196 students · 13.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,988IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Spirit Lake Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,319 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,162IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Okoboji Community School District79%
State average 69.7% · 765 students tested
Math · PK–12, Okoboji Community School District75%
State average 63.8% · 765 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Spirit Lake Community School District79%
State average 69.7% · 814 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spirit Lake Community School District80%
State average 63.8% · 812 students tested

Okoboji vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Okoboji—Okoboji PK–12 · Spirit Lake PK–12
Spirit LakeB+Spirit Lake

Every school in Okoboji

6 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 Okobojiin other towns
Spirit Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spirit Lake
B
547 students14:1Rate it →
Okoboji Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Milford
B+
491 students13:1Rate it →
Spirit Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spirit Lake
B+
379 students16:1Rate it →
Okoboji Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Milford
A
339 students12:1Rate it →
Spirit Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spirit Lake
A
393 students15:1Rate it →
Okoboji High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Milford
A−
366 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Okoboji’s schools

Are Okoboji’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Okoboji. Okoboji Community School District and Spirit Lake Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Okoboji. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 6 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Okoboji in?

Okoboji Community School District and Spirit Lake Community School District.

Where do Okoboji kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Spirit Lake High School and Okoboji High School.

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What Okoboji 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.