Summary:
The city of Ida Grove, Iowa is home to two schools: Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School and Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove, both part of the Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District. The high school stands out as a strong performer, ranking in the top 25% of Iowa high schools and demonstrating high academic achievement on state assessments. In contrast, the elementary school has more mixed results, with its statewide ranking fluctuating and test scores that are more in line with or slightly below state averages.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger and a 4-year graduation rate of 88.3%. Its students score well above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science on the ISASP assessments. The school spends $13,922 per student, higher than the $13,174 spent per student at the elementary school. However, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates of over 21%, which may be an area of concern.
While the high school stands out as a strong performer, the Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove school has more room for improvement. Its statewide ranking has fluctuated between 263rd and 400th out of 576 Iowa elementary schools, placing it in the middle to lower half of elementary schools. Additionally, the significant difference in student-teacher ratios between the high school (14.3) and elementary school (28) may contribute to the differences in academic performance and school rankings.
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