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Monticello Community School District

At a glance

104^thof 313 Iowa districts▲ 54

Better than 66% of Iowa districts

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

850 East Oak Street
Monticello, IA 52310·(319) 465-3000·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 66.8% of districts

Schools

999

Students

Top rankedMonticello High School110^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Monticello High School up 142 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

The Monticello Community School District in Iowa consists of 4 schools: 2 elementary schools (Carpenter Elementary and Shannon Elementary), 1 middle school (Monticello Middle School), and 1 high school (Monticello High School). The district demonstrates a strong focus on academic excellence, with several standout schools and consistent performance across the district.

Monticello High School and Monticello Middle School are the district's top performers, with consistently high ISASP test scores, strong graduation rates, and relatively low chronic absenteeism. Carpenter Elementary also shows promising academic results, with 4th-grade students outperforming the state in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

While the district maintains a high level of consistency in its educational quality, there are some areas that may require further attention, such as the district-wide challenge of chronic absenteeism and potential equity concerns related to the varying free and reduced-price lunch rates across the schools. Overall, the Monticello Community School District appears to be a strong performing district, with several standout schools and a commitment to supporting student success.

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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
Carpenter Elementary School	Public	2-4	615 N Gill St	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 465-3000	208	16	13.0	36.1%	183 (88.0%)	5 (2.4%)	13 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	65.4	218^th of 576 public elementary schools	62.2%		64.9	200^th of 557 public elementary schools	64.1%	18	69.0	85.9								77.5	83.1											$18,645	$662	$17,983
Monticello High School	Public	9-12	850 East Oak Street	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 465-3000	320	26	12.2	30.9%	286 (89.4%)	5 (1.6%)	16 (5.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	66.5	110^th of 340 public high schools	67.6%		36	252^nd of 338 public high schools	25.4%	142							86.7	82.9	59.8							82.7	80.0	65.9			85.7	$22,482	$310	$22,171
Shannon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	321 W South St	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 465-3000	166	11	15.1	24.1%	149 (89.8%)	3 (1.8%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.8%)								(n/a)																						$23,906	$1,012	$22,895
Monticello Middle School	Public	5-8	860 East Oak Street	Monticello	52310	Jones County	Monticello Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 465-3000	305	22	13.8	34.4%	256 (83.9%)	12 (3.9%)	23 (7.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	65.8	112^th of 344 public middle schools	67.4%		66.9	107^th of 337 public middle schools	68.2%	5			80.0	82.7	78.2	90.7						75.7	70.7	76.9	90.4				75.7	76.0		$18,750	$360	$18,390

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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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