Christ-centered Education - in the Heartland - Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, South Dakota
Is Christ-centered Education Quality Education? 
 
 
In Iowa, 8th graders' test scores* placed them at grade level equivalency of 10.3.
 
Nationally, 8th graders' test scores* placed them at grade level equivalency of 11.9.
 
In Iowa, our high schools students' ACT average score* is 23.1, well above the state average of 22.2 and the national average of 21. 
 
2010-2011 data
 
 
Iowa Schools
Grades
Number of Students
Teacher:Student Ratio
K-8
 18
1:6 
PreK-8
167
1:11
PreK-8
49
1:7
PreK-8
87
1:7
PreK-8
27
1:7
PreK-8
284
1:6
PreK-8
228
1:11
PreK-8
87
1:7
PreK-8
 124
 1:10
K-8
400
1:11
9-12
285
1:14
9-12
298
1:12
 
 
 
In Minnesota, our high school students' ACT average score is 23.4, above the state average of 22.9 and the national average of 21.
 
2010-2011 data
  
 
 
 
 
Minnesota Schools
Grades
Number of Students
Teacher:Student Ratio
K-12
300
 
K-8
38
1:8
K-8
174
1:11
K-8
30
1:6
K-8
80
1:9
9-12
127
  1:10
 PreK-8
 108
 
 
 
In South Dakota, our 8th graders' scores* averaged 92.1%  on standardized tests, compared to the state average of 72.8%.
 
In South Dakota, our high school students' ACT average score* is 23.03, well above the state average of 21.8 and the national average of 21.
 
2010-2011 data
 
South Dakota Schools
Grades
Number of Students
Teacher:Student Ratio
PreK-12
125
1:7
PreK-12
897
1:13
PreK-8
39
  1:8
 
Nebraska school stats will be posted soon.
 
Nebraska School
Grades
Number of Students
Teacher:Student Ratio
K-8
21
1:5
 
* We averaged the scores of the last three years to arrive at these statistics.