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Schools in Paton

Paton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▲ 11% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.8
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
185 students on the public path
In brief

Paton’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Paton’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Paton-Churdan Elementary places highest (better than 70%); Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr 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 Paton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Paton-Churdan Elementaryin ChurdanB+
6–12Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High Schoolin ChurdanC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Paton-Churdan 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.

Paton-Churdan Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 185 students, down 16% since 2020–21 · 10.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,270IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 133 students tested
Math72%
State average 63.8% · 133 students tested

Paton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Paton—Paton-Churdan

Every school in Paton

2 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 Patonin other towns
Paton-Churdan Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Churdan
B+
86 students11:1Rate it →
Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Churdan
C+
99 studentsRate it →

Questions about Paton’s schools

Are Paton’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Paton. Paton-Churdan Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Paton. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Paton in?

Paton-Churdan Community School District.

Where do Paton kids go to high school?

Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School.

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What Paton 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.