Elementary Schools in Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District

Summary:

The Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District in Iowa is home to one exceptional elementary school, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School, which serves grades PK-4 with a total enrollment of 374 students.

Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School stands out as a top-performing school in the state, consistently ranking in the top 10% of Iowa elementary schools over the past three school years. The school has maintained a 5-star rating from School Digger, indicating it is among the best-performing schools in Iowa. Its students' proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th graders are significantly higher than the state averages, with the 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate reaching an impressive 93.9% in 2024-2025, compared to the state average of 74.3%.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% in 2023-2024 is higher than the state average, it is still within a reasonable range. The school's relatively low student-teacher ratio of 16.5 and higher-than-average spending per student of $13,537 in 2018-2019 may contribute to its exceptional academic performance. Overall, Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School is an exemplary educational institution, delivering high-quality instruction and exceptional outcomes for its students.

District Detail

605 West Lyon Street
Garner, IA 50438-0449

(641) 923-2718

SchoolDigger Rank:
53^rd of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 931

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	620 W 11th St	Garner	50438	Hancock County	Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 923-2831	381	25	15.5	32.3%	349 (91.6%)	2 (0.5%)	23 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.3%)	82.2	55^th of 576 public elementary schools	90.5%		87.4	23^rd of 557 public elementary schools	95.9%	32	77.0	87.9	88.5	93.9	$13,537	$566	$12,972

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ventura Comm School District	6.95 mi	2
West Hancock Community School District	10.26 mi	3	39^th
Forest City Community School District	11.92 mi	3	38^th
Clear Lake Community School District	12.26 mi	3	78^th
Belmond-Klemme Community School District	16.79 mi	3	253^rd

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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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