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Schools in Swan

Swan’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
76%
2021–22
Math proficiency
70%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 16% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.9
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
825 students on the public path
In brief

Swan’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Swan’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Pleasantville High School places highest (better than 63%); Pleasantville Elementary lowest (37%). 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 Swan, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6Pleasantville Elementaryin PleasantvilleC+
7–8Pleasantville Middle Schoolin PleasantvilleB−
9–12Pleasantville High Schoolin PleasantvilleB

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

Pleasantville Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 825 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 13.9 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,563IA $13,713 · FY2024
B
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading76%
State average 69.7% · 492 students tested
Math70%
State average 63.8% · 492 students tested

Swan vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Swan—Pleasantville

Every school in Swan

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 Swanin other towns
Pleasantville Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Pleasantville
C+
456 students13:1Rate it →
Pleasantville Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pleasantville
B−
128 students19:1Rate it →
Pleasantville High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Pleasantville
B
241 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Swan’s schools

Are Swan’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Swan. Pleasantville Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Swan. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 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 Swan in?

Pleasantville Community School District.

Where do Swan kids go to high school?

Pleasantville High School.

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What Swan 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.