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Schools in Rickardsville

Rickardsville’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?7/7schools 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
78%
2021–22
Math proficiency
79%
2021–22
Graduate on time
97%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 11% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,716 students on the public path
In brief

Rickardsville’s schools, in brief

School by school

7 of Rickardsville’s 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Cascade Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 98%); Dyersville Elementary School lowest (53%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Five elementary schools serve Rickardsville, graded from B− to A+, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools: Drexler Middle School and Cascade Junior-Senior 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.

Where will my kid go?

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

The path, start to finish
PK–55 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A+
6–122 schoolsDepends on your addressA− to A+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Western Dubuque County 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.

Western Dubuque County Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 8 schools · 3,643 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,228IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading78%
State average 69.7% · 2392 students tested
Math79%
State average 63.8% · 2393 students tested

Rickardsville vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rickardsville—Western Dubuque County

Every school in Rickardsville

7 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 Rickardsvillein other towns
Peosta Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Peosta
A
425 students14:1Rate it →
Epworth Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Epworth
A
360 students13:1Rate it →
Dyersville Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Dyersville
B−
322 students11:1Rate it →
Cascade Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Cascade
A+
305 students14:1Rate it →
Farley Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Farley
B
273 students15:1Rate it →
Drexler Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Farley
A−
639 students13:1Rate it →
Cascade Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Cascade
A+
392 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Rickardsville’s schools

Are Rickardsville’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rickardsville. Western Dubuque County Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rickardsville. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 7 of its 7 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rickardsville in?

Western Dubuque County Community School District.

Where do Rickardsville kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Drexler Middle School and Cascade Junior-Senior High School.

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What Rickardsville 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.