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Schools in Silver City

Silver City’s public schools

Glenwood Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silver City. 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 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
79%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.8
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
2,001 students on the public path
In brief

Silver City’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Silver City’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. West Elementary School places highest (better than 90%); Glenwood Senior High School lowest (70%). 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 Silver City, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Northeast Elementary Schoolin GlenwoodNo scores
3–5West Elementary Schoolin GlenwoodA
6–8Glenwood Middle Schoolin GlenwoodA−
9–12Glenwood Senior High Schoolin GlenwoodB+

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

Glenwood Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 2,001 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 15.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,784IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 69.7% · 1323 students tested
Math79%
State average 63.8% · 1324 students tested

Silver City vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Silver City—Glenwood

Every school in Silver City

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 Silver Cityin other towns
Northeast Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Glenwood
538 students14:1Rate it →
West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Glenwood
A
440 students15:1Rate it →
Glenwood Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Glenwood
A−
453 students17:1Rate it →
Glenwood Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Glenwood
B+
570 students17:1Rate it →

Questions about Silver City’s schools

Are Silver City’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Silver City. Glenwood Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Silver City. 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 Silver City in?

Glenwood Community School District.

Where do Silver City kids go to high school?

Glenwood Senior High School.

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What Silver City 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.