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Schools in Patterson

Patterson’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.7K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.5
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,274 students on the public path
In brief

Patterson’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Patterson’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Winterset Junior High School places highest (better than 63%); Winterset Elementary 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 Patterson, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Winterset Elementary Schoolin WintersetC+
7–8Winterset Junior High Schoolin WintersetB
9–12Winterset Senior High Schoolin WintersetB

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

Winterset Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,625 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 14.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,725IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 1143 students tested
Math70%
State average 63.8% · 1144 students tested

Patterson vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Patterson—Winterset

Every school in Patterson

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 Pattersonin other towns
Winterset Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Winterset
C+
488 students15:1Rate it →
Winterset Junior High School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Winterset
B
256 students14:1Rate it →
Winterset Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Winterset
B
530 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Patterson’s schools

Are Patterson’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Patterson. Winterset Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Patterson. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Patterson in?

Winterset Community School District.

Where do Patterson kids go to high school?

Winterset Senior High School.

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What Patterson 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.