Summary:
The city of Maxwell, Iowa is home to a single school, Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School, which serves grades 6-12 and has a total enrollment of 208 students. The school is part of the Collins-Maxwell Community School District, which is ranked 134 out of 313 school districts in Iowa and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School has a strong performance in English Language Arts, with 86.4% of 10th graders and 87.5% of 6th graders scoring proficient or better on the ISASP test, compared to state averages of 74.7% and 72.8% respectively. However, the school's math scores are more mixed, with some grades performing above the state average and others below. The school also faces a challenge with a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is an area the district may need to address.
Despite the mixed academic performance, Collins-Maxwell Middle/High School has some positive attributes, including a high four-year graduation rate of 88.3% and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 10.8, suggesting smaller class sizes and more individualized attention for students. The school also has a higher per-student spending of $17,207, which is above the state average, indicating that the district is investing significant resources into the school and its students.
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