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Louisa-Muscatine Community School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 357 students in Louisa-Muscatine Community School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle School in Louisa-Muscatine Community School District have an average math proficiency score of 70% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 76% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 12% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
2 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
810 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
64 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Louisa-Muscatine Community School District, which is ranked within the top 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 87% has decreased from 90-94% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#135 out of 327 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
68%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
74%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
65-69%
63%
Graduation Rate
87%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.21
0.43
% American Indian
1%
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
9%
11%
% Black
n/a
6%
% White
88%
75%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
2%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $14,733 in this school district is less than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,188 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$12 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$12 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,733
$16,468
Spending / Student
$14,188
$16,042
Best Louisa-Muscatine Community School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Middle Schools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Louisa-muscatine Jr/sr High School
(Math: 70% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
14354 170th St
Letts, IA 52754
(319) 726-3421
Letts, IA 52754
(319) 726-3421
Gr: 7-12 | 357 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 12%
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