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Schools in Westphalia

Westphalia’s public schools

Harlan Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Westphalia. 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
80%
2021–22
Math proficiency
76%
2021–22
Graduate on time
98%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
14.7
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,472 students on the public path
In brief

Westphalia’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Westphalia’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Harlan High School places highest (better than 85%); Harlan Intermediate School lowest (45%). 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 Westphalia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–2Harlan Primaryin HarlanNo scores
3–5Harlan Intermediate Schoolin HarlanB−
6–8Harlan Community Middle Schoolin HarlanA−
9–12Harlan High Schoolin HarlanA

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

Harlan Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 4 schools · 1,472 students · 14.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,751IA $13,713 · FY2024
A
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading80%
State average 69.7% · 997 students tested
Math76%
State average 63.8% · 998 students tested

Westphalia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Westphalia—Harlan

Every school in Westphalia

4 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 Westphaliain other towns
Harlan Primary
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Harlan
342 students16:1Rate it →
Harlan Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Harlan
B−
309 students14:1Rate it →
Harlan Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Harlan
A−
335 students15:1Rate it →
Harlan High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Harlan
A
486 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Westphalia’s schools

Are Westphalia’s schools good?

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

Harlan Community School District.

Where do Westphalia kids go to high school?

Harlan 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.