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Baxter Community School District

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At a glance

160^thof 313 Iowa districts▲ 18

Better than 48% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

202 E State
Baxter, IA 50028·(641) 227-3102·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 48.9% of districts

Schools

471

Students

Top rankedBaxter Elementary School154^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Baxter Elementary School up 114 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Baxter Community School District in Iowa consists of two schools: Baxter High School and Baxter Elementary School. The data reveals that Baxter Elementary is the standout performer in the district, with strong academic outcomes and a more favorable student-teacher ratio compared to the high school.

Baxter Elementary School has a higher statewide school ranking, moving from 306 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 154 out of 576 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating. The elementary school outperforms the state average on English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. In contrast, Baxter High School outperforms the state average on ELA proficiency in grades 10-12 but underperforms in Math, especially in 11th grade (50% proficient vs. 65.6% state average).

Both schools struggle with high chronic absenteeism rates of 21.6% in 2023-2024, which could be an area for the district to investigate and address. Additionally, the high school spends more per student ($19,126) compared to the elementary school ($16,144), which could warrant further exploration to understand the resource allocation and potential impacts on student outcomes.

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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 (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
Baxter Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 E State	Baxter	50028	Jasper County	Baxter Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 227-3102	209	11	19.3	30.1%	193 (92.3%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	71.6	154^th of 576 public elementary schools	73.3%		58.3	268^th of 557 public elementary schools	51.9%	114	81.5	86.8	72.4							88.9	89.5	72.4							65.5			$16,144	$695	$15,449
Baxter High School	Public	6-12	202 E State	Baxter	50028	Jasper County	Baxter Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 227-3103	262	10	26.2	32.8%	242 (92.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.2%)	47.4	208^th of 340 public high schools	38.8%		50.6	190^th of 338 public high schools	43.8%	18				72.5	81.0	87.5	73.8	85.7	61.1				60.0	78.0	78.1	71.4	67.9	50.0		75.0	75.0	$19,126	$217	$18,909

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Newton Community School District	9.48 mi	6	255^th
Collins-Maxwell Community School District	9.53 mi	2	134^th
Colfax-Mingo Community School District	11.09 mi	2	227^th
East Marshall Community School District	12.34 mi	3	194^th
West Marshall Community School District	13.07 mi	3	56^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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