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Schools in Rodney

Rodney’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools 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
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.3K
▲ 11% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.1
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
602 students on the public path
In brief

Rodney’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Rodney’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Anthon Elementary places highest (better than 53%); Mapleton Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Rodney, graded from C to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 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 Rodney, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC to B−
6–8MVAO Middle Schoolin AnthonC+
9–12Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High Schoolin MapletonC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 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.

Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 602 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 11.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,281IA $13,713 · FY2024
C
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 69.7% · 441 students tested
Math61%
State average 63.8% · 441 students tested

Rodney vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Rodney—Maple Valley-Anthon Oto

Every school in Rodney

4 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 Rodneyin other towns
Mapleton Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Mapleton
C
182 students12:1Rate it →
Anthon Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Anthon
B−
64 students8:1Rate it →
MVAO Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Anthon
C+
100 students11:1Rate it →
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Mapleton
C
256 students11:1Rate it →

Questions about Rodney’s schools

Are Rodney’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Rodney. Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Rodney. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Rodney in?

Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District.

Where do Rodney kids go to high school?

Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School.

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What Rodney 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.