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Best Public Schools in Griswold, IA

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Schools

420

Students

Top rankedGriswold Middle/High School179^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Griswold Elementary up 10 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Griswold, Iowa is home to two schools: Griswold Elementary and Griswold Middle/High School, both part of the Griswold Community School District. While the schools have seen some fluctuations in their statewide rankings, they generally perform at or slightly below the state average in academic metrics.

Griswold Middle/High School has experienced significant volatility in its statewide ranking, ranging from 89 out of 338 Iowa high schools in 2023-2024 to 179 out of 340 in 2024-2025. In contrast, Griswold Elementary has maintained a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, despite some changes in its statewide ranking. Both schools, however, have higher proficiency rates than the state average in several subject areas, particularly in English Language Arts.

The data also reveals that both Griswold Elementary and Griswold Middle/High School have a higher chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% compared to the state average. Additionally, Griswold Elementary has a significantly higher free/reduced lunch rate of 49.37% compared to Griswold Middle/High School at 34.01%, indicating a higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students at the elementary school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Griswold Middle/High School	Public	6-12	20 Madison St.	Griswold	51535	Cass County	Griswold Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 778-2154	193	16	11.9	36.3%	182 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	54.8	179^th of 340 public high schools	47.4%		70.7	89^th of 338 public high schools	73.7%	90				75.0	71.4	77.3	90.5	80.6	69.2				78.6	89.3	72.7	76.2	54.8	57.7		68.2	77.4	$15,962	$309	$15,653
Griswold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Madison St.	Griswold	51535	Cass County	Griswold Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 778-2154	227	21	10.6	36.6%	215 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	48.4	340^th of 576 public elementary schools	41.0%		46.6	350^th of 557 public elementary schools	37.2%	10	71.4	76.7	69.0							66.7	76.7	79.3							51.7

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Atlantic	13.12 mi	4	259^th
Oakland	13.9 mi	3	250^th
Carson	14.55 mi	1	329^th
Red Oak	15.4 mi	3	374^th
Stanton	17.52 mi	2	130^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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