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Algona, IA
Public School Ratings




Algona Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:  

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location.


Algona Comm School District details

Algona Comm School District
600 S. Hale Street
Algona, IA 50511

1,597 Students enrolled in District

5 Schools in District

16 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Algona Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

8

(10 is best)

Better than 73.0% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

8

(10 is best)

Better than 76.5% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
71%
81%
72%
78%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Algona High School
601 S Hale
Algona, IA, 50511
09-12
Algona Middle School
601 S. Hale
Algona, IA, 50511
05-08
Bertha Godfrey Elementary School
124 N Main
Algona, IA, 50511
PK-KG
Bryant Elementary School
121 E North
Algona, IA, 50511
01-02
Lucia Wallace Elementary School
729 E Kennedy
Algona, IA, 50511
03-04

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 89.4% 75.0%
Black 0.4% 7.5%
Hispanic 9.5% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 34.4% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 28.8% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.5% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,518 $13,604,000 55.2%
Support Expenditures
Student $200 $320,000 1.3%
Staff $136 $217,000 0.9%
General Administration $246 $393,000 1.6%
School Administration $594 $948,000 3.8%
Operation $1,200 $1,917,000 7.8%
Transportation $544 $868,000 3.5%
Other $382 $610,000 2.5%
Total Support $3,302 $5,273,000 21.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,624 $5,787,000 23.5%
Total Expenditures $15,444 $24,664,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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