Summary:
The city of Sheffield, Iowa is home to two schools - West Fork High School and West Fork Middle School - both part of the West Fork Community School District. These schools serve students from grades 6-12 and have shown a mix of strengths and areas for improvement based on key metrics.
West Fork Middle School has demonstrated notable progress, moving from a 1-star to a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past few years and ranking 156th out of 344 Iowa middle schools in 2024-2025. Both West Fork High School and West Fork Middle School outperform the state average in several subject areas on the ISASP tests, particularly in English Language Arts. However, the schools share a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which could be an area of concern for the district to address.
In terms of other key metrics, West Fork High School has 196 students and a student-teacher ratio of 11.6, while West Fork Middle School has 175 students and a ratio of 13.4. The district as a whole is ranked 188th out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Both schools have higher-than-average spending per student, with West Fork High School spending $15,359 per student and West Fork Middle School spending $14,548 per student in the 2018-2019 school year.
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