Lamoni Community School District

Summary:

The Lamoni Community School District consists of three schools: Lamoni Elementary School, Lamoni High School, and Lamoni Middle School. The district serves students from the Lamoni area, which has a significant economically disadvantaged population.

Lamoni Middle School stands out for its relatively strong academic performance, with significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and 8th grade Science compared to the district and state averages. The school has also seen a significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 279th out of 337 Iowa middle schools in 2023-2024 to 159th out of 344 in 2024-2025, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

While Lamoni High School has lower overall test scores compared to the state, it stands out for its strong graduation rate, with an 88.3% four-year graduation rate in 2023-2024, which is a positive indicator of student success. However, all three schools in the district have high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 21.6% to 21.6% in the 2023-2024 school year, which is an area of concern that the district should address.

District Detail

202 N Walnut St
Lamoni, IA 50140

(641) 784-3351

SchoolDigger Rank:
254^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 335

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)									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
Lamoni Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	202 N Walnut St	Lamoni	50140	Decatur County	Lamoni Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 784-3422	191	11	17.7	57.6%	161 (84.3%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (7.3%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (6.8%)	29.9	460^th of 576 public elementary schools	20.1%		37.8	397^th of 557 public elementary schools	28.7%	63	56.3	35.3	59.3							81.3	41.2	70.4							48.1			$13,667	$1,629	$12,038
Lamoni High School	Public	9-12	202 N Walnut St	Lamoni	50140	Decatur County	Lamoni Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 784-3351	81	8	9.6	39.5%	68 (84.0%)	1 (1.2%)	6 (7.4%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (6.2%)	33.5	263^rd of 340 public high schools	22.6%		33.6	264^th of 338 public high schools	21.9%	1							70.6	72.2	47.1							47.1	72.2	41.2			77.8	$18,880	$651	$18,229
Lamoni Middle School	Public	6-8	202 N Walnut St	Lamoni	50140	Decatur County	Lamoni Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 784-3351	63	4	16.3	61.9%	50 (79.4%)	1 (1.6%)	9 (14.3%)	2 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	57.1	159^th of 344 public middle schools	53.8%		27.1	279^th of 337 public middle schools	17.2%	120				83.3	73.9	82.4							72.2	78.3	70.6					82.4		$12,249	$121	$12,128

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Central Decatur Community School District	12.57 mi	3	184^th
Mount Ayr Community School District	16.57 mi	2	55^th
Diagonal Community School District	24.83 mi	2	311^th
Mormon Trail Community School District	27.85 mi	2	291^st
Murray Community School District	28.68 mi	2	243^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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