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Best High Schools in Sheldon, IA

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At a glance

School

356

Students

Top rankedSheldon High School136^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Summary:

The city of Sheldon, Iowa is home to a single high school, Sheldon High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance data provides a nuanced picture of its academic strengths and areas for improvement.

Sheldon High School stands out for its strong student achievement in several subject areas, including 11th grade English Language Arts, 9th grade English Language Arts, 11th grade Mathematics, and 9th grade Mathematics, where students outperformed the state average. However, the school also had lower proficiency rates compared to the state in 10th grade English Language Arts and 10th grade Mathematics, indicating opportunities for growth in these areas. The school's 21.6% chronic absenteeism rate is somewhat concerning and may be an area to address.

Sheldon High School is part of the Sheldon Community School District, which is ranked 46 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 4-star rating, suggesting the district as a whole is performing well. Additionally, over 38% of Sheldon High School students receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a sizable population of economically disadvantaged students, an important contextual factor to consider when evaluating the school's performance.

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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 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sheldon High School	Public	9-12	1700 East Fourth Street	Sheldon	51201	O'Brien County	Sheldon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 324-2501	356	26	13.5	32.9%	233 (65.4%)	4 (1.1%)	105 (29.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (2.0%)	63	136^th of 340 public high schools	60.0%		68.5	99^th of 338 public high schools	70.7%	37	81.8	71.7	80.0	77.3	67.7	76.9	77.4	$16,589	$199	$16,390

Cities Near Sheldon

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boyden	7.81 mi	1	85^th
Sanborn	9.66 mi	1	188^th
Primghar	12.93 mi	1	263^rd
George	13.09 mi	2	228^th
Hull	14.57 mi	1	242^nd

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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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