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Schools in Plover

Plover’s public schools

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

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

Tests spring 2022, when 96% 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.8K
▲ 15% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.9
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
632 students on the public path
In brief

Plover’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Plover’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Pocahontas Area Elementary School places highest (better than 63%); Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School lowest (50%). 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 Plover, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Pocahontas Area Elementary Schoolin PocahontasB
7–12Pocahontas Area Middle/ High Schoolin PocahontasB−

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

Pocahontas Area Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 659 students, down 5% since 2020–21 · 12.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,755IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading69%
State average 69.7% · 480 students tested
Math68%
State average 63.8% · 481 students tested

Plover vs. its neighbors

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

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Plover—Pocahontas Area

Every school in Plover

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 Ploverin other towns
Pocahontas Area Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Pocahontas
B
265 students15:1Rate it →
Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Pocahontas
B−
367 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Plover’s schools

Are Plover’s schools good?

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

Pocahontas Area Community School District.

Where do Plover kids go to high school?

Pocahontas Area Middle/ 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.