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Schools in Welton

Welton’s public schools

Central DeWitt Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Welton. 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
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
72%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.8K
▲ 0% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
1,241 students on the public path
In brief

Welton’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Welton’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Central DeWitt Middle School places highest (better than 78%); Ekstrand Elementary School lowest (63%). 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 Welton, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–3Ekstrand Elementary Schoolin De WittB
7–8Central DeWitt Middle Schoolin De WittA−
9–12Central DeWitt High Schoolin De WittA−

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

Central DeWitt Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,552 students · 13.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,758IA $13,713 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 69.7% · 1056 students tested
Math72%
State average 63.8% · 1056 students tested

Welton vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Welton—Central DeWitt

Every school in Welton

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 Weltonin other towns
Ekstrand Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · De Witt
B
464 students13:1Rate it →
Central DeWitt Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · De Witt
A−
244 students12:1Rate it →
Central DeWitt High School
High · Grades 9–12 · De Witt
A−
533 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Welton’s schools

Are Welton’s schools good?

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

Central DeWitt Community School District.

Where do Welton kids go to high school?

Central DeWitt 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.