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Best Public Schools in Franklin County, IA

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Schools

1,800

Students

Districts

Top rankedCAL Elementary School85^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

CAL Elementary School up 220 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

West Fork High School 10.7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

West Fork High School

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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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
CAL Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1441 Gull Ave	Latimer	50452	Franklin County	CAL Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 579-6085	180	15	12.0	47.2%	98 (54.4%)	0 (0.0%)	77 (42.8%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.2%)	79	85^th of 576 public elementary schools	85.2%		53.4	305^th of 557 public elementary schools	45.2%	220	83.3	87.5		78.9						95.8	87.5		78.9									$19,567	$939	$18,628
Hampton-Dumont High School	Public	9-12	101 12th Ave NW	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 456-4893	457	29	15.8	46.8%	261 (57.1%)	1 (0.2%)	182 (39.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	60.1	154^th of 340 public high schools	54.7%		56.8	163^rd of 338 public high schools	51.8%	9							76.0	81.8	65.8							65.3	84.1	73.9			78.4	$15,498	$359	$15,139
Hampton-Dumont Middle School	Public	5-8	601 12th Ave NE	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 456-4735	363	23	15.6	56.2%	193 (53.2%)	3 (0.8%)	158 (43.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.9%)	36.8	258^th of 344 public middle schools	25.0%		41.2	232^nd of 337 public middle schools	31.2%	26			63.1	71.6	73.6	80.0						67.9	64.9	55.2	68.9				54.8	74.4		$13,453	$617	$12,838
North Side Elementary School	Public	PK-K	114 11th Place NE	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 456-4481	145	10	14.5	59.3%	71 (49.0%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (50.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																						$14,812	$589	$14,224
South Side Elementary School	Public	1-4	507 4th Ave SE	Hampton	50441	Franklin County	Hampton-Dumont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 456-2261	303	23	13.1	60.4%	165 (54.5%)	4 (1.3%)	129 (42.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	35.1	436^th of 576 public elementary schools	24.3%		45.3	361^st of 557 public elementary schools	35.2%	75	57.4	70.8								60.3	78.5											$14,304	$1,011	$13,294
West Fork High School	Public	9-12	453 N. 5th St.	Sheffield	50475	Franklin County	West Fork Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 892-4461	191	18	10.7	31.4%	176 (92.1%)	2 (1.0%)	7 (3.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	44.9	220^th of 340 public high schools	35.3%					(n/a)							77.8	77.5	67.4							66.7	57.5	54.3			72.5	$15,359	$137	$15,222
West Fork Middle School	Public	6-8	504 Park Street	Sheffield	50475	Franklin County	West Fork Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 892-4159	161	11	14.5	35.4%	146 (90.7%)	1 (0.6%)	10 (6.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	57.5	156^th of 344 public middle schools	54.7%		59.2	152^nd of 337 public middle schools	54.9%	4				76.7	82.8	82.8							67.4	84.5	67.2					79.3		$14,548	$229	$14,319

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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.