Category Archives: Schools

Mar 19

Clay Central-Everly losing high school, junior high

Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2019, at 10:10 AM by Jeff

October 3, 2016: The welcome sign for Royal, pop. 446, former end of IA 240 and soon-to-be-former football field for Clay Central-Everly. For the tenth time this decade, an Iowa district is closing its high school without getting any students in … Continue reading →

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Feb 22

A look into Marshall County school history

Posted on Friday, February 22, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

This is just the kind of thing I like to see when I’m looking into the “genealogy” of school districts, so I better give the Marshalltown Times-Republican some props for this two-story series. Marshall County rural schools: A history (1) … Continue reading →

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Feb 19

Enrollment analysis 2018-19: The trends continue

Posted on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

When the Iowa Department of Education released enrollment numbers for the 2018-19 school year, it announced: “For the eighth year in a row, the number of students attending Iowa’s public schools increased.” Strictly speaking, that’s true. But as long-time blog … Continue reading →

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Feb 18

Olin to set up whole-grade sharing with Midland

Posted on Monday, February 18, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

In what I believe is the fifth such arrangement of its kind, the Olin school district is going to give students in grades 7-12 their choice of school to attend. The Anamosa Journal-Eureka reports that the Olin board was to … Continue reading →

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Feb 15

Gladbrook wants to preserve decade-old fitness center

Posted on Friday, February 15, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Back in April, the news wasn’t good for the Gladbrook school complex. News came that everything was going to be torn down, including the fitness center that opened 11 years ago March 2. But last month, the Waterloo Courier reported, … Continue reading →

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Feb 12

Ankeny, Waukee think about third high schools

Posted on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Ankeny is preparing to add a third high school in the early 2030s, the Des Moines Register reported last month — and Waukee may not be far behind. The two districts in Iowa that, between them, seem to be opening at … Continue reading →

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Feb 06

Essex school district could be in trouble

Posted on Wednesday, February 6, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

Essex, Iowa’s fourth-smallest district operating a high school, is telling parents it faces a “challenging dilemma.” KMA reported on a Jan. 26 meeting where Superintendent Paul Croghan said it was time to start looking at whole-grade-sharing options with neighboring districts. All … Continue reading →

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Feb 04

Clay Central-Everly looks at its options

Posted on Monday, February 4, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

October 3, 2016: It says “Royal Public School” but it’s now the elementary school for Clay Central-Everly. An addition and the main entrance are off to the right. The Clay Central-Everly school district in northwest Iowa, where enrollment has dropped … Continue reading →

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Jan 31

South Page gives up sports

Posted on Thursday, January 31, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

March 11, 2011: A dugout remains for an abandoned baseball diamond beside the abandoned Coin school. Coin is one of five tiny towns that formed the South Page Community School District in 1959. At its January board meeting, the South … Continue reading →

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Jan 28

Mallard school will be demolished

Posted on Monday, January 28, 2019, at 10:00 AM by Jeff

2017 photo via Iowa Geographic Map Server The Mallard City Council doesn’t want the largest building in town. The West Bend-Mallard school district had a work session with the Mallard City Council on October 16 to discuss the fate of … Continue reading →

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