Best Public Schools in Wellsburg, IA

Summary:

The city of Wellsburg, Iowa is home to two schools: AGWSR Middle School and AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg. These schools are part of the AGWSR Community School District, which is ranked 223rd out of 313 districts in Iowa and rated 1 star out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite the district's overall low ranking, AGWSR Middle School has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 122nd out of 343 Iowa middle schools in 2015-2016 to 164th out of 344 in 2024-2025. The middle school has also consistently outperformed the state average on ISASP test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science, with 83.9% of 8th graders proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 80.2%.

Both schools face challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates of 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year, significantly above the state average. Additionally, a relatively high percentage of students at both schools receive free or reduced-price lunch, indicating economic need in the student population. While AGWSR Middle School spends $15,955 per student, AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg spends $11,558 per student, suggesting the district may be allocating more resources to the middle school level.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
AGWSR Middle School	Public	6-8	609 S Monroe	Wellsburg	50680	Grundy County	AGWSR Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 869-5121	131	10	13.5	48.1%	116 (88.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (9.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	56.3	164^th of 344 public middle schools	52.3%					(n/a)	74.4	73.5	83.9	76.9	79.4	80.4	71.4	$15,955	$170	$15,786
AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg	Public	PK, KG-2	609 S Monroe	Wellsburg	50680	Grundy County	AGWSR Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 869-5121	59	5	12.2	33.9%	55 (93.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.4%)								(n/a)								$11,558	$170	$11,389

Cities Near Wellsburg

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Grundy Center	9.3 mi	3	59^th
Eldora	9.92 mi	2	269^th
Ackley	10.13 mi	3	330^th
Aplington	10.3 mi	2	139^th
Parkersburg	12.13 mi	2	10^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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