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Schools in Sandusky

Sandusky’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/4schools 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
61%
2021–22
Math proficiency
53%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.3K
▲ 4% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,640 students on the public path
In brief

Sandusky’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Sandusky’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Keokuk High School places highest (better than 21%); Keokuk Middle School lowest (8%). 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 Sandusky, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–1George Washington Elementary Schoolin KeokukD
2–5Hawthorne Elementary Schoolin KeokukC−
6–8Keokuk Middle Schoolin KeokukD
9–12Keokuk High Schoolin KeokukC−

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

Keokuk Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,720 students, down 6% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,267IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading61%
State average 69.7% · 1168 students tested
Math53%
State average 63.8% · 1174 students tested

Sandusky vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Sandusky—Keokuk
KeokukDKeokuk

Montebello, IL and Sonora, IL border Sandusky but are graded on their own state’s tests, so they’re left out.

Every school in Sandusky

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 Sanduskyin other towns
George Washington Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–1 · Keokuk
D
222 students10:1Rate it →
Hawthorne Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 2–5 · Keokuk
C−
454 students12:1Rate it →
Keokuk Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Keokuk
D
381 students14:1Rate it →
Keokuk High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Keokuk
C−
583 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Sandusky’s schools

Are Sandusky’s schools good?

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

Keokuk Community School District.

Where do Sandusky kids go to high school?

Keokuk 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.