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C+
Schools in Pocahontas · Pocahontas Area Community School District

Pocahontas’s public schools score below 58% of Iowa districts on tests and graduation

The grade covers the public school district serving Pocahontas, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.

K–12Where will my kid go?

From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
69%
▼ 1 pts vs IA 70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
68%
▲ 4 pts vs IA 64%
2021–22
Graduate on time
85–89%
▼ 2–2 pts vs IA 88%
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
3
632 students on the public path
In brief

Pocahontas’s schools, in brief

Above the state in math, below in reading

Reading proficiency is 69% and math 68% in spring 2022, against 70% and 64% statewide; 85–89% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88%. Test scores ↓

Spending and class size

The district spends $15,755 per student, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓

One elementary school, then one middle school

From grade 7 the district’s path is Pocahontas Area Middle/ 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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pocahontas’s grade

C+ Test scoresC+ Graduation

C+: better than 42% of Iowa school districts. Test scores are above the Iowa average; graduation is below it.

Iowa school districts we grade (326)Better than 42%
Lower resultsHigher results
Iowa towns with similar household incomes (646)Better than 44%
C−B+A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 480 test results and a graduating class of 72 could put Pocahontas anywhere from C− to B+. The tests are from spring 2022, when 96% of Pocahontas’s students in the tested grades sat them (481 in math, 480 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pocahontas, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Pocahontas Area Elementary SchoolPocahontas Area Community School DistrictB
7–12Pocahontas Area Middle/ High SchoolPocahontas Area Community School DistrictB−

Pocahontas’s public schools are run by Pocahontas Area Community School District, which also serves Havelock, Palmer, Plover and Pomeroy and others. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the 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

Pocahontas vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
PocahontasC+Pocahontas Area

Every school in Pocahontas

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).

District schools in Pocahontasby address
Pocahontas Area Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6
B
265 students15:1Rate it →
Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School
High · Grades 7–12
B−
367 students12:1Rate it →
Other district programsby referral or application
Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center
High · Grades 9–12
D
Alternative Education
27 studentsRate it →

Questions about Pocahontas’s schools

Are Pocahontas’s schools good?

On Iowa’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pocahontas children attend score below 58% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 44%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pocahontas in?

Pocahontas Area Community School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 659 students in 3 schools (2024–25).

What is Pocahontas’s graduation rate?

85–89% of the class of 2023 in Pocahontas Area Community School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Iowa.

How much does Pocahontas spend per student?

$15,755 in Pocahontas Area Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.