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Schools in West Bend

West Bend’s public schools

West Bend-Mallard Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Bend. 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 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
78%
2021–22
Math proficiency
61%
2021–22
Graduate on time
70%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$10.9K
▼ 21% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
16.3
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
3
422 students on the public path
In brief

West Bend’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of West Bend’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. West Bend-Mallard Elementary School places highest (better than 100%); West Bend-Mallard High School 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 West Bend, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–4West Bend-Mallard Elementary SchoolWest Bend-Mallard Community School DistrictA+
5–8West Bend-Mallard Middle SchoolWest Bend-Mallard Community School DistrictA−
9–12West Bend-Mallard High SchoolWest Bend-Mallard Community School DistrictC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the West Bend-Mallard 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.

West Bend-Mallard Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 422 students, up 17% since 2020–21 · 16.3 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$10,857IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading78%
State average 69.7% · 228 students tested
Math61%
State average 63.8% · 228 students tested

West Bend vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
West Bend—West Bend-Mallard

Every school in West Bend

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).

District schools in West Bendby address
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–4
A+
173 students18:1Rate it →
West Bend-Mallard Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8
A−
132 students33:1Rate it →
West Bend-Mallard High School
High · Grades 9–12
C+
117 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about West Bend’s schools

Are West Bend’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for West Bend. West Bend-Mallard Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for West Bend. 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 West Bend in?

West Bend-Mallard Community School District.

Where do West Bend kids go to high school?

West Bend-Mallard 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.