West Monona Community School District

Summary:

The West Monona Community School District in Iowa consists of three schools: West Monona Elementary, West Monona High School, and West Monona Middle School. The district serves students from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade.

West Monona High School stands out as the top performer in the district, ranking 134 out of 340 Iowa high schools and maintaining a strong 88.3% four-year graduation rate. The school also excels in English Language Arts and Science, with 75% or more of 10th-grade students proficient or better. West Monona Middle School also performs well, ranking 160 out of 344 Iowa middle schools and demonstrating high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics.

However, the district as a whole faces some challenges, including a chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% across all three schools, which is higher than the state average. Additionally, the schools have relatively high free and reduced lunch rates, ranging from 46.78% at the elementary school to 50.79% at the high school. While the district maintains consistent performance on ISASP tests across grade levels, its statewide ranking has declined in recent years, with the high school dropping from 105th to 134th and the middle school from 195th to 160th.

District Detail

1314 15th St
Onawa, IA 51040

(712) 433-2043

SchoolDigger Rank:
176^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 633

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
West Monona Middle School	Public	6-8	1314 15th St	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 433-9098	120	8	15.4	45.0%	104 (86.7%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	57	160^th of 344 public middle schools	53.5%		50.1	195^th of 337 public middle schools	42.1%	35				82.7	78.9	83.3							86.5	63.2	66.7					70.8		$13,096	$236	$12,860
West Monona High School	Public	9-12	1314 15th St	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 433-2453	161	14	11.5	42.2%	130 (80.7%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	63.3	134^th of 340 public high schools	60.6%		67	105^th of 338 public high schools	68.9%	29							90.5	75.0	86.0							69.0	56.3	72.1			75.0	$16,393	$188	$16,205
West Monona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 4th Street	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 433-1393	352	26	13.5	44.3%	297 (84.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	43.4	381^st of 576 public elementary schools	33.9%		53.2	310^th of 557 public elementary schools	44.3%	71	55.9	85.4	69.4							72.9	63.4	64.6							66.7			$13,471	$617	$12,854

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Whiting Community School District	7.68 mi	2	152^nd
Westwood Community School District	15.48 mi	2	71^st
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District	18.82 mi	4	181^st
West Harrison Community School District	22.12 mi	2	140^th
Charter Oak-Ute Community School District	26.58 mi	2	230^th

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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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