West Fork Community School District

The West Fork Community School District in Iowa consists of three schools: one elementary school, one middle school, and one high school. The district serves students from the surrounding community and has a mix of strong-performing and improving schools.

The standout school in the district is West Fork Elementary at Rockwell, which has consistently high test scores, with 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students performing significantly above the state average in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency rates are over 80%, well above the state averages. Additionally, West Fork Elementary at Rockwell has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.5, which may contribute to its strong academic performance.

Another notable school in the district is West Fork Middle School, which has shown improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 248th out of 334 Iowa middle schools in 2022-2023 to 156th out of 344 in 2024-2025. The school's 7th-grade students have particularly strong performance, with over 80% proficient in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. West Fork Middle School's 8th-grade Science proficiency rate of 79.3% is also significantly higher than the state average of 70.5%. However, the district as a whole faces a challenge with high chronic absenteeism rates across all three schools, which may impact student learning and achievement.