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B−

West Monona Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Onawa, Blencoe and Turin.

Onawa’s School Grade B− better than 46% of Iowa school districts

Students
633
Schools
3
Spent per student
$12,515
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
44%
Debt
$4.2M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about West Monona Community School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 46% of Iowa districts
  • Reading proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 9% less per student than the IA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Debt of $4.2M, about $6,690 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 46% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation below the state, class of 2023
C−
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Onawa. Grade by grade →

PK–5West Monona ElementaryThis district
6–8West Monona Middle SchoolThis district
9–12West Monona High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency66%
State average 63.8% · 383 students tested
Reading / language arts78%
State average 69.7% · 386 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)80–89%
State average 87.5% · 45 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$12,515 per student · 9% below IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 38%Other 5%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 50%State 43%Federal 6%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
638’20
630’21
634’22
645’23
633’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%American Indian/Alaska Native 6%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.