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Best Public Schools in Malvern, IA

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At a glance

Schools

448

Students

Top rankedEast Mills Junior/Senior High School137^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

East Mills Junior/Senior High School up 7 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The city of Malvern, Iowa is home to a single school, East Mills Junior/Senior High School, which serves grades 7-12 and has a total enrollment of 204 students. The school is part of the East Mills Community School District, which is ranked 251 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

East Mills Junior/Senior High School has a 88.3% four-year graduation rate, which is higher than the state average. However, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is significantly higher than the state's desired target of 10% or less. The school's performance on the Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress (ISASP) has been mixed, with some grades outperforming the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, while others underperformed.

The school has a higher-than-average per-student spending of $17,336 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 11.8, suggesting that the district is allocating resources to support the school's educational programs and student needs. Additionally, 33.33% of students at East Mills Junior/Senior High School were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2023-2024, which is higher than the state average.

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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
East Mills Junior/Senior High School	Public	6-12	1505 E 15th Street	Malvern	51551	Mills County	East Mills Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 624-8645	234	19	12.3	36.8%	210 (89.7%)	2 (0.9%)	13 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	62.9	137^th of 340 public high schools	59.7%		60.6	144^th of 338 public high schools	57.4%	7				71.4	66.7	73.9	91.2	92.0	68.6				67.9	63.9	78.3	76.5	72.0	60.0		65.2	68.0	$17,336	$249	$17,088
East Mills Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1505 E 15th Street	Malvern	51551	Mills County	East Mills Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 624-8696	214	22	9.7	47.7%	197 (92.1%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.7%)	29.8	461^st of 576 public elementary schools	20.0%		49.9	331^st of 557 public elementary schools	40.6%	130	43.3	82.1	51.6							63.3	78.6	48.4							58.1			$13,482	$675	$12,807

Cities Near Malvern

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Glenwood	8.27 mi	4	72^nd
Tabor	9.26 mi	2	180^th
Treynor	15.81 mi	3	6^th
Sidney	17.75 mi	3	243^rd
Red Oak	18.37 mi	3	374^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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.