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Fort Madison, IA
Public School Ratings




Fort Madison Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Fort Madison Comm School District details

Fort Madison Comm School District
1930 Ave M
Fort Madison, IA 52627

1,792 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Fort Madison Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.1% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 36.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
63%
71%
67%
72%
59%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Fort Madison High School
2001 Ave B
Fort Madison, IA, 52627
09-12
Fort Madison Middle School
502 48th Street
Fort Madison, IA, 52627
04-08
Lincoln Elementary School
1326 Ave E
Fort Madison, IA, 52627
KG-03
Richardson Elementary School
3301 Avenue L
Fort Madison, IA, 52627
PK-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 87.5% 75.0%
Black 2.1% 7.5%
Hispanic 9.4% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.7% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 58.6% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 54.2% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.4% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,676 $15,547,000 51.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $508 $911,000 3.0%
Staff $860 $1,541,000 5.1%
General Administration $377 $676,000 2.2%
School Administration $692 $1,240,000 4.1%
Operation $1,193 $2,138,000 7.1%
Transportation $590 $1,058,000 3.5%
Other $174 $312,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,395 $7,876,000 26.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,715 $6,657,000 22.1%
Total Expenditures $16,786 $30,080,000 100.0%
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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