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Schools in Whittemore

Whittemore’s public schools

Algona Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Whittemore. 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
75%
2021–22
Math proficiency
67%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.0K
▲ 2% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
15.5
IA 14.1 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
1,386 students on the public path
In brief

Whittemore’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Whittemore’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Lucia Wallace Elementary School places highest (better than 79%); Algona High School lowest (31%). 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 Whittemore, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–KBertha Godfrey Elementary Schoolin AlgonaNo scores
3–4Lucia Wallace Elementary Schoolin AlgonaA−
5–8Algona Middle Schoolin AlgonaB−
9–12Algona High Schoolin AlgonaC

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

Algona Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 5 schools · 1,583 students, up 6% since 2020–21 · 15.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,958IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading75%
State average 69.7% · 974 students tested
Math67%
State average 63.8% · 975 students tested

Whittemore vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Whittemore—Algona

Every school in Whittemore

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 Whittemorein other towns
Bertha Godfrey Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–K · Algona
283 students21:1Rate it →
Lucia Wallace Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Algona
A−
226 students14:1Rate it →
Algona Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Algona
B−
419 students15:1Rate it →
Algona High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Algona
C
458 students15:1Rate it →

Questions about Whittemore’s schools

Are Whittemore’s schools good?

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

Algona Community School District.

Where do Whittemore kids go to high school?

Algona 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.