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Schools in Superior

Superior’s public schools

Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District and Spirit Lake Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Superior. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?4/6schools 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
69%
2021–22
Math proficiency
56%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.2K
▼ 11% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024 · Spirit Lake
Students per teacher
13.4
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
2,446 students on the public path
In brief

Superior’s schools, in brief

School by school

4 of Superior’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Spirit Lake High School places highest (better than 91%); Demoney Elementary lowest (22%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Two elementary schools serve Superior, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and two high schools: Spirit Lake High School and Estherville Lincoln Central 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 Superior, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–42 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
5–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC to B+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressB− to A

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District.

Two districts serve Superior

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Estherville Lincoln Central Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,127 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,188IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Spirit Lake Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,319 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 15.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,162IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading · PK–12, Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District69%
State average 69.7% · 775 students tested
Math · PK–12, Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District56%
State average 63.8% · 775 students tested
Reading · PK–12, Spirit Lake Community School District79%
State average 69.7% · 814 students tested
Math · PK–12, Spirit Lake Community School District80%
State average 63.8% · 812 students tested

Superior vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Superior—Estherville Lincoln Central PK–12 · Spirit Lake PK–12

Every school in Superior

6 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 Superiorin other towns
Spirit Lake Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Spirit Lake
B
547 students14:1Rate it →
Demoney Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Estherville
C−
460 students12:1Rate it →
Spirit Lake Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Spirit Lake
B+
379 students16:1Rate it →
Estherville Lincoln Central Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Estherville
C
308 students11:1Rate it →
Spirit Lake High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Spirit Lake
A
393 students15:1Rate it →
Estherville Lincoln Central High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Estherville
B−
359 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Superior’s schools

Are Superior’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Superior. Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District and Spirit Lake Community School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Superior. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 4 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Superior in?

Estherville Lincoln Central Community School District and Spirit Lake Community School District.

Where do Superior kids go to high school?

One of two high schools, depending on your address: Spirit Lake High School and Estherville Lincoln Central High School.

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What Superior 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.