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Schools in Vail

Vail’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools 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
82%
2021–22
Math proficiency
77%
2021–22
Graduate on time
75%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$11.6K
▼ 16% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.1
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
249 students on the public path
In brief

Vail’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Vail’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Westside Junior-Senior High School places highest (better than 79%); Ar-We-Va Elementary Community 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 Vail, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Ar-We-Va Elementary Community Schoolin WestsideB+
6–12Westside Junior-Senior High Schoolin WestsideA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Ar-We-Va 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.

Ar-We-Va Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 249 students, up 1% since 2020–21 · 16.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$11,552IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading82%
State average 69.7% · 136 students tested
Math77%
State average 63.8% · 136 students tested

Vail vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Vail—Ar-We-Va

Every school in Vail

2 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 Vailin other towns
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Westside
B+
141 students15:1Rate it →
Westside Junior-Senior High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Westside
A−
108 students18:1Rate it →

Questions about Vail’s schools

Are Vail’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Vail. Ar-We-Va Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Vail. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Vail in?

Ar-We-Va Community School District.

Where do Vail kids go to high school?

Westside Junior-Senior High School.

Parents talk

What Vail 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.