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Schools in Runnells

Runnells’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/3schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% 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
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.9
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
1
3,094 students on the public path
In brief

Runnells’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Runnells’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Runnells Elementary places highest (better than 91%); Southeast Polk High School lowest (53%). 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 Runnells, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Runnells ElementarySoutheast Polk Community School DistrictA
6–7Southeast Polk Middle Schoolin AltoonaA−
10–12Southeast Polk High Schoolin Pleasant HillB−

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

Southeast Polk Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 10 schools · 6,359 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 14.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,373IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 69.7% · 4901 students tested
Math71%
State average 63.8% · 4907 students tested

Runnells vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Runnells—Southeast Polk

Every school in Runnells

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 Runnellsby address
Runnells Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5
A
260 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Runnellsin other towns
Southeast Polk Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–7 · Altoona
A−
1,112 students16:1Rate it →
Southeast Polk High School
High · Grades 10–12 · Pleasant Hill
B−
1,722 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Runnells’s schools

Are Runnells’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Runnells. Southeast Polk Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Runnells. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Runnells in?

Southeast Polk Community School District.

Where do Runnells kids go to high school?

Southeast Polk 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.