Summary:
The 51364 zip code has only one school, Graettinger-Terril Elementary School, which serves grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 153 students. The school is part of the Graettinger-Terril Community School District, which is ranked 276 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Graettinger-Terril Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools, with rankings of 322 out of 576 in 2024-2025, 477 out of 603 in 2018-2019, and 450 out of 599 in 2015-2016. The school's SchoolDigger rating has remained at 1 star out of 5 during this time period. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which could be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance.
While the school's proficiency rates in some subject areas, such as 3rd-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics, are higher than the district and state averages, its performance in other areas, like 5th-grade English Language Arts and 4th-grade Mathematics, is lower. The school also has a high free and reduced lunch rate of 60.13%, suggesting it serves a population with a relatively low socioeconomic status. Despite the school's higher-than-average spending per student of $16,449, it appears to be facing challenges in improving student outcomes.
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