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Best Public Schools in Guthrie County, IA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

1,598

Students

Districts

Top rankedPanorama High School107^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Guthrie Center High School up 15 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Guthrie Center High School 10.8 students per teacher

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 (2025)	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
Panorama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	401 Panther Drive	Panora	50216	Guthrie County	Panorama Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 755-2021	306	24	13.0	31.7%	287 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	9 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	41.3	395^th of 576 public elementary schools	31.4%		38.9	395^th of 557 public elementary schools	29.1%		60.4	69.8	57.8							75.5	81.4	66.7							60.0			$13,546	$512	$13,034
Panorama High School	Public	9-12	701 W. Main	Panora	50216	Guthrie County	Panorama Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 755-2317	220	18	12.4	30.9%	203 (92.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	67	107^th of 340 public high schools	68.5%		75	63^rd of 338 public high schools	81.4%	44							76.9	78.2	79.0							76.9	80.0	79.0			70.9	$13,559	$105	$13,454
Panorama Middle School	Public	6-8	701 W. Main	Panora	50216	Guthrie County	Panorama Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 755-2317	146	7	21.2	34.9%	137 (93.8%)	1 (0.7%)	6 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	22.2	296^th of 344 public middle schools	14.0%		46.8	211^th of 337 public middle schools	37.4%	85				68.8	76.9	78.0							58.3	56.4	39.2					54.0		$13,934	$105	$13,829
Guthrie Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	900 N 4th St	Guthrie Center	50115	Guthrie County	Guthrie Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 332-2720	253	20	12.8	31.6%	221 (87.4%)	5 (2.0%)	19 (7.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	65.9	210^th of 576 public elementary schools	63.5%		69.8	161^st of 557 public elementary schools	71.1%	49	73.1	78.1	54.5	82.1						92.3	71.9	90.9	82.1						86.4			$12,899	$429	$12,470
Guthrie Center High School	Public	9-12	906 School St	Guthrie Center	50115	Guthrie County	Guthrie Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 332-2236	198	18	10.8	20.7%	179 (90.4%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	64.5	123^rd of 340 public high schools	63.8%		61.7	138^th of 338 public high schools	59.2%	15							78.3	77.4	72.1							76.1	79.2	67.4			81.1	$15,442	$236	$15,206
Stuart Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	320 N.E. 3rd St	Stuart	50250	Guthrie County	West Central Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 523-1018	211	16	13.2	37.4%	186 (88.2%)	2 (0.9%)	19 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)								(n/a)																						$11,381	$1,104	$10,277
West Central Valley High School	Public	9-12	3299 White Pole Rd	Stuart	50250	Guthrie County	West Central Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 523-1313	264	22	11.8	40.9%	220 (83.3%)	3 (1.1%)	26 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (4.9%)	35.2	260^th of 340 public high schools	23.5%		52.5	178^th of 338 public high schools	47.3%	82							73.1	75.9	65.1							43.3	59.3	57.8			72.2	$16,199	$995	$15,205

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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.