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Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District

612 Greeley St
Nashua, IA 50658
(District boundaries shown in map)
5/
10
Bottom 50%
For the 2025-26 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 308 students in Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in Iowa.
Public Middle School in Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District have an average math proficiency score of 69% (versus the Iowa public middle school average of 68%), and reading proficiency score of 69% (versus the 71% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 5% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the Iowa public middle school average of 25% (majority Hispanic).

Overview

This School District
This State (IA)
# Schools
2 Schools
376 Schools
# Students
593 Students
127,807 Students
# Teachers
43 Teachers
8,868 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1

Student By Grade

District Rank

Nashua-Plainfield 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 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has decreased from 90% over five school years.
This School District
State Average (IA)
#176 out of 327 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
73%
68%
70%
70%
60-64%
63%
85%
90%

Students by Ethnicity:

0.12
0.43
% American Indian
n/a
n/a
% Asian
n/a
2%
% Hispanic
1%
11%
% Black
1%
6%
% White
94%
75%
% Hawaiian
n/a
1%
% Two or more races
4%
5%
All Ethnic Groups

District Revenue and Spending

The revenue/student of $14,980 in this school district is less 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 $12,983 is less than the state median of $16,042. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
This School District
This State (IA)
Total Revenue
$9 MM
$8,262 MM
Spending
$8 MM
$8,048 MM
Revenue / Student
$14,980
$16,468
Spending / Student
$12,983
$16,042

Best Nashua-Plainfield Comm School District Public Middle Schools (2025-26)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Nashua-plainfield Junior-senior High School
(Math: 69% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
4/
10
Bottom 50%
612 Greeley St
Nashua, IA 50658
(641) 435-4166
Gr: 6-12 | 308 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 5%

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Quick Facts (2025-26)

  • District size: 2 schools
  • Grades: PK-12
  • Enrollment: 593 students
  • Student-Teacher Ratio: 14:1
  • Minority Enrollment: 6%
  • : 85% (Top 30% in IA)
  • : Bottom 50%
  • : 73% (Top 50%)
  • : 70% (Btm 50%)
  • : 60-64% (Btm 50%)
  • Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

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