Van Meter Comm School District

520 1st Ave
Van Meter, IA 50261
(District boundaries shown in map)
10/
10
Top 5%

Top Rankings

Van Meter Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:

Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 5%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 5%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 1%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 5%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 3 public schools serving 1,146 students in Van Meter Comm School District. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 1% of public schools in Iowa.
Public Schools in Van Meter Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 89% (versus the Iowa public school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 92% (versus the 70% statewide average).
The top-ranked public schools in Van Meter Comm School District are Van Meter Elementary School, Van Meter Middle School and Van Meter High School. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. Van Meter Comm School District has one of the highest concentrations of top-ranked public schools in Iowa.
Minority enrollment is 7% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the Iowa public school average of 30% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
3 Schools
1,323 Schools
# Students
1,146 Students
497,928 Students
# Teachers
64 Teachers
35,028 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
18:1
18:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Van Meter Comm School District, which is ranked within the top 1% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
This School District
State Average (IA)
#4 out of 327 school districts
(Top 5%)
89%
68%
92%
70%
85%
63%
(21-22)
≥90%
90%

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