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Schools in Ralston

Ralston’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
59%
2021–22
Math proficiency
50%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
390 students on the public path
In brief

Ralston’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Ralston’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Glidden-Ralston Elementary School places highest (better than 18%); Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School lowest (18%). 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 Ralston, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Glidden-Ralston Elementary Schoolin GliddenC−
7–12Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High Schoolin GliddenC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Glidden-Ralston 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.

Glidden-Ralston Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 390 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 12.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,219IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading59%
State average 69.7% · 225 students tested
Math50%
State average 63.8% · 225 students tested

Ralston vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ralston—Glidden-Ralston

Every school in Ralston

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 Ralstonin other towns
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Glidden
C−
227 students13:1Rate it →
Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Glidden
C−
163 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Ralston’s schools

Are Ralston’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ralston. Glidden-Ralston Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ralston. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Ralston in?

Glidden-Ralston Community School District.

Where do Ralston kids go to high school?

Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr 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.