Adair-Casey Community School District

Summary:

The Adair-Casey Community School District is home to two strong-performing schools, Adair-Casey Elementary School and Adair-Casey Junior High School, which serve students from grades K-8. Both schools have consistently outperformed the state average on standardized tests and maintained favorable student-teacher ratios, despite the district's relatively high free and reduced lunch rates.

Adair-Casey Elementary School stands out as a particularly strong-performing school, ranking 139 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools in the 2024-2025 school year and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's ISASP test scores in English Language Arts and Mathematics exceed the state average across grades 3-6, and it maintains a low chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%. In contrast, Adair-Casey Junior High School has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger and a slightly higher chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, but it still outperforms the state average in ISASP tests across grades 7-8.

Overall, the Adair-Casey Community School District is ranked 97 out of 313 districts in Iowa and rated 3 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger. Both the elementary and junior high schools within the district are providing a quality education to their students, with the elementary school standing out as a particularly strong performer in the region.

District Detail

3384 Indigo Ave.
Adair, IA 50002

(641) 746-2241

SchoolDigger Rank:
97^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 260

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Adair-Casey Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3384 Indigo Ave.	Adair	50002	Guthrie County	Adair-Casey Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 746-2242	160	14	11.3	48.1%	133 (83.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (11.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	6 (3.8%)	72.8	139^th of 576 public elementary schools	75.9%		59.5	259^th of 557 public elementary schools	53.5%	120	77.3	86.4	70.6	75.0			90.9	86.4	76.5	93.8			70.6		$14,264	$1,013	$13,251
Adair-Casey Junior High School	Public	7-8	3384 Indigo Ave.	Adair	50002	Guthrie County	Adair-Casey Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 746-2241	100	8	12.7	40.0%	88 (88.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.0%)	1 (1.0%)	61.6	134^th of 344 public middle schools	61.0%		73.2	68^th of 337 public middle schools	79.8%	66					75.4	90.0					70.5	92.5		77.5	$15,173	$293	$14,879

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
CAM Community School District	10.86 mi	5	290^th
Guthrie Center Community School District	11.37 mi	2	114^th
West Central Valley Community School District	13.97 mi	4	178^th
Nodaway Valley Community School District	15.68 mi	3	87^th
Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Community School District	15.73 mi	2	232^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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