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Griswold Community School District

At a glance

195^thof 313 Iowa districts▼ 68

Better than 37% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1 High 1Grades PK, KG-12

20 Madison St.
Griswold, IA 51535·(712) 778-2152·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 37.7% of districts

Schools

420

Students

Top rankedGriswold Middle/High School179^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Griswold Elementary up 10 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Griswold Community School District in Iowa serves students from elementary through high school, with two schools in the district: Griswold Elementary and Griswold Middle/High School. While Griswold Elementary has maintained a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, Griswold Middle/High School has experienced some volatility in its statewide ranking, fluctuating between 89th and 179th out of 336-340 Iowa high schools over the past three years.

Both schools face challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, with 21.6% of students at each school chronically absent in 2023-2024. Academically, Griswold Elementary students generally perform at or above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics, while Griswold Middle/High School excels in several grade levels, particularly in 9th grade ELA and 7th grade Mathematics. However, the high school struggles in Mathematics, with only 54.8% of 10th graders and 57.7% of 11th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025.

The district also shows some socioeconomic disparities, with Griswold Elementary having a significantly higher free and reduced lunch rate (49.37%) compared to Griswold Middle/High School (34.01%) in 2023-2024. Both schools maintain relatively low student-teacher ratios, with Griswold Elementary at 11.6 and Griswold Middle/High School at 11.3 in 2023-2024. Additionally, Griswold Middle/High School spent $15,962 per student in the 2018-2019 school year, which is an area of interest for understanding how resources are being utilized to support 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	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
Griswold Middle/High School	Public	6-12	20 Madison St.	Griswold	51535	Cass County	Griswold Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 778-2154	193	16	11.9	36.3%	182 (94.3%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.6%)	54.8	179^th of 340 public high schools	47.4%		70.7	89^th of 338 public high schools	73.7%	90				75.0	71.4	77.3	90.5	80.6	69.2				78.6	89.3	72.7	76.2	54.8	57.7		68.2	77.4	$15,962	$309	$15,653
Griswold Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	20 Madison St.	Griswold	51535	Cass County	Griswold Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 778-2154	227	21	10.6	36.6%	215 (94.7%)	1 (0.4%)	8 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	48.4	340^th of 576 public elementary schools	41.0%		46.6	350^th of 557 public elementary schools	37.2%	10	71.4	76.7	69.0							66.7	76.7	79.3							51.7

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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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