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Belmond-Klemme Comm School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in Iowa for:
Category
Attribute
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 5%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 302 students in Belmond-Klemme Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle School in Belmond-Klemme Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 45% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 64%), and reading proficiency score of 57% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 33% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
3 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
689 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
55 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 325 school districts in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 95% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#310 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
49%
64%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
58%
70%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
50-54%
63%
Graduation Rate
≥95%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
35%
11%
% Black
2%
6%
% White
62%
75%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
1%
5%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $19,147 is higher than the state median of $16,468. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $18,569 is higher than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$13 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$13 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$19,147
$16,468
Spending / Student
$18,569
$16,042
Best Belmond-Klemme Comm School District ÎÛÎÛÂþ» Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Belmond-klemme Community Jr-sr High School
(Math: 45% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
411 10th Ave Ne
Belmond, IA 50421
(641) 444-4300
Belmond, IA 50421
(641) 444-4300
Grades: 7-12
| 302 students
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