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Alta-Aurelia Community School District

At a glance

137^thof 313 Iowa districts▼ 40

Better than 56% of Iowa districts

Elementary 2 Middle 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

101 W 5th St
Alta, IA 51002·(712) 200-1010·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 56.2% of districts

Schools

829

Students

Top rankedAlta Elementary School137^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Alta-Aurelia High School up 3 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Alta-Aurelia Middle School and 1 more

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Summary:

The Alta-Aurelia Community School District in Iowa consists of four schools: two elementary schools (Alta Elementary and Aurelia Elementary), one middle school (Alta-Aurelia Middle School), and one high school (Alta-Aurelia High School). The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

Alta Elementary School stands out as the top-performing school in the district, consistently scoring well above the state average on ISASP tests and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. In contrast, Aurelia Elementary School has slightly lower performance, with 3rd-grade students scoring below the district and state averages. Alta-Aurelia Middle School also performs impressively, with 7th and 8th-grade students scoring significantly higher than the state average on ISASP tests.

The district's high school, Alta-Aurelia High School, has a more mixed performance, with some grades scoring above the state average and others below. The high school has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger and a lower ranking compared to other Iowa high schools, indicating potential areas for improvement. Across the district, chronic absenteeism rates are higher than the state average, which could be an important focus for the district to address.

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Ranking:

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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
Alta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1009 Main St	Alta	51002	Buena Vista County	Alta-Aurelia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 200-1400	256	17	15.3	40.6%	165 (64.5%)	8 (3.1%)	55 (21.5%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (7.4%)	6 (2.3%)	73.3	137^th of 576 public elementary schools	76.2%		86.2	29^th of 557 public elementary schools	94.8%	108	76.7	92.5								83.7	77.5											$13,449	$572	$12,877
Alta-Aurelia High School	Public	9-12	1009 South Main Street	Alta	51002	Buena Vista County	Alta-Aurelia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 200-1331	221	18	12.3	34.4%	178 (80.5%)	1 (0.5%)	36 (16.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	50	198^th of 340 public high schools	41.8%		48.7	201^st of 338 public high schools	40.5%	3							84.3	71.1	50.0							85.7	68.9	62.5			53.3	$16,446	$128	$16,318
Aurelia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Ash St	Aurelia	51005	Cherokee County	Alta-Aurelia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 434-5595	124	9	14.1	24.2%	107 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	53.5	305^th of 576 public elementary schools	47.0%					(n/a)	65.2	92.9								69.6	78.6											$16,210	$697	$15,513
Alta-Aurelia Middle School	Public	5-8	300 Ash St	Aurelia	51005	Cherokee County	Alta-Aurelia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 434-5595	228	18	12.3	34.6%	175 (76.8%)	1 (0.4%)	40 (17.5%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	4 (1.8%)	65.7	113^th of 344 public middle schools	67.2%					(n/a)			81.0	73.8	89.3	93.3						69.0	60.0	83.9	93.3				81.0	82.2		$11,152	$94	$11,058

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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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