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Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2024 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 534 students in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 5% of public pre schools in Iowa.
Public Preschool in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 87% (versus the Iowa public pre school average of 67%), and reading proficiency score of 77% (versus the 63% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 15% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
7 Schools
481 Schools
# Students
3,606 Students
151,188 Students
# Teachers
223 Teachers
10,908 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
16:1
16:1
District Rank
Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 10% of all 327 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-2021 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 96% has increased from 95% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#26 out of 327 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
78%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
82%
68%
Graduation Rate
96%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.23
0.42
# American Indian Students
1 Student
533 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
57 Students
3,081 Students
% Asian Students
2%
2%
# Hispanic Students
152 Students
16,853 Students
% Hispanic Students
4%
11%
# Black Students
149 Students
9,355 Students
% Black Students
4%
6%
# White Students
3,151 Students
113,468 Students
% White Students
87%
75%
# Hawaiian Students
1 Student
689 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
1%
# Two or more races Students
95 Students
7,206 Students
% of Two or more races Students
3%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
163
22,497
# Students in K Grade:
305
26,794
# Students in 1st Grade:
287
22,885
# Students in 2nd Grade:
284
21,686
# Students in 3rd Grade:
277
19,680
# Students in 4th Grade:
257
17,713
# Students in 5th Grade:
274
13,769
# Students in 6th Grade:
289
5,578
# Students in 7th Grade:
279
124
# Students in 8th Grade:
244
143
# Students in 9th Grade:
259
64
# Students in 10th Grade:
243
83
# Students in 11th Grade:
236
82
# Students in 12th Grade:
209
90
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,552 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,392. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,540 is higher than the state median of $15,968. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$53 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$63 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,552
$16,392
Spending / Student
$17,540
$15,968
Best Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District Public Preschools (2024)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Heritage Elementary School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
500 Ne Beaverbrooke Blvd
Grimes, IA 50111
(515) 300-9627
Grimes, IA 50111
(515) 300-9627
Grades: PK-4
| 534 students
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