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Schools in Popejoy

Popejoy’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Spent per student
$15.6K
▲ 14% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
10.7
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
148 students on the public path
In brief

Popejoy’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Popejoy’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Alden Elementary School places highest (better than 37%); Alden Elementary School lowest (37%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Popejoy, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Alden Elementary Schoolin AldenC+

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

Alden Community School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 148 students, down 12% since 2020–21 · 10.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,616IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 82 students tested
Math62%
State average 63.8% · 82 students tested

Popejoy vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Popejoy—Alden

Every school in Popejoy

1 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 Popejoyin other towns
Alden Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Alden
C+
148 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Popejoy’s schools

Are Popejoy’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Popejoy. Alden Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Popejoy. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Popejoy in?

Alden Community School District.

Where do Popejoy kids go to high school?

Alden Elementary School.

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What Popejoy 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 2020) 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.