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Schools in Van Wert

Van Wert’s public schools

Clarke Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Van Wert. 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 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
52%
2021–22
Math proficiency
42%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.4K
▼ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,362 students on the public path
In brief

Van Wert’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Van Wert’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Clarke Community High School places highest (better than 24%); Clarke Community Elementary School lowest (11%). 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 Van Wert, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Clarke Community Elementary Schoolin OsceolaD
6–8Clarke Community Middle Schoolin OsceolaD
9–12Clarke Community High Schoolin OsceolaC−

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

Clarke Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 1,362 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,409IA $13,713 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading52%
State average 69.7% · 897 students tested
Math42%
State average 63.8% · 904 students tested

Van Wert vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
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Van Wert—Clarke

Every school in Van Wert

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 Van Wertin other towns
Clarke Community Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Osceola
D
652 students12:1Rate it →
Clarke Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Osceola
D
289 students12:1Rate it →
Clarke Community High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Osceola
C−
421 students13:1Rate it →

Questions about Van Wert’s schools

Are Van Wert’s schools good?

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

Clarke Community School District.

Where do Van Wert kids go to high school?

Clarke Community High 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.