Top Rankings
Keota Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Student Attention
Lowest student:teacher ratio (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 166 students in Keota Comm School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 2/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in Iowa.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschool in Keota Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 62% (versus the Iowa public pre school average of 73%), and reading proficiency score of 62% (versus the 69% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public preschool average of 27% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
2 Schools
474 Schools
# Students
304 Students
151,894 Students
# Teachers
26 Teachers
11,053 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Keota Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 70% has decreased from 80% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#285 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
55-59%
63%
Graduation Rate
70%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.13
0.45
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
5%
13%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
93%
73%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $18,451 is higher than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $15,757 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has grown by 6% over four school years.
Total Revenue
$6 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$5 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$18,451
$16,468
Spending / Student
$15,757
$16,042
Best Keota Comm School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Keota Elementary School
(Math: 60-64% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
505 N. Ellis Street
Keota, IA 52248
(641) 636-2323
Keota, IA 52248
(641) 636-2323
Grades: PK-6
| 166 students
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