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Schools in Scranton

Scranton’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
70%
2021–22
Math proficiency
58%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.6
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,240 students on the public path
In brief

Scranton’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Scranton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Greene County Middle School places highest (better than 43%); Greene County Elementary lowest (22%). 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 Scranton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4Greene County Elementaryin JeffersonC−
5–8Greene County Middle Schoolin JeffersonC+
9–12Greene County High Schoolin JeffersonC+

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

Greene County Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,240 students · 13.6 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,362IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading70%
State average 69.7% · 784 students tested
Math58%
State average 63.8% · 785 students tested

Scranton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Scranton—Greene County

Every school in Scranton

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).

Also serving Scrantonin other towns
Greene County Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Jefferson
C−
518 students14:1Rate it →
Greene County Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Jefferson
C+
347 students15:1Rate it →
Greene County High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Jefferson
C+
375 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Scranton’s schools

Are Scranton’s schools good?

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

Greene County Community School District.

Where do Scranton kids go to high school?

Greene County High School.

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What Scranton 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.