Enrollment
128
High
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAETTINGER-TERRIL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191281000776
Graettinger-Terril High School
205 S Lincoln Ave, Graettinger, IA 51342 · (712) 859-3286 · Palo Alto County
GRADES 09–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL128 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Iowa public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public high schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
59 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 31 | 24% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 20% |
| Grade 11 | 30 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 25 | 20% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Graettinger-Terril Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -7.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.3% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.8% | 62.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
62.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Graettinger-Terril High School
Graettinger-Terril High School's state test result (62.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graettinger-Terril High School this school | 128 | 46.1% | 62.3% |
| Keota High School Keota | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| Starmont High School Arlington | 174 | 49.4% | 71.8% |
| Twin Cedars Jr-Sr High School Bussey | 142 | 42.3% | 66.7% |
| AGWSR High School Ackley | 190 | 44.2% | 67.1% |
| Sidney High School Sidney | 196 | 48.0% | 75.6% |
Matched among Iowa high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Graettinger-Terril High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.3% | #269 of 313 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #280 of 314 ▼ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.3% | #273 of 314 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 128 | #312 of 340 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.1% | #70 of 320 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
128
-3 (-2%) vs 2020
+32% since 1990-91, when it was 97
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 128 | 11.8 | 10.9:1 | 46% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 118 | 10.6 | 11.1:1 | 45% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 128 | 12.1 | 10.6:1 | 47% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 131 | 12 | 10.9:1 | 47% (61) |
| 2017-18 | 107 | 11.7 | 9.2:1 | 40% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 127 | 12 | 10.6:1 | 32% (41) |
| 2010-11 | 100 | 12 | 8.3:1 | 34% (34) |
| 2000-01 | 107 | 10 | 10.7:1 | 32% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 97 | 11 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graettinger-Terril High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (107 to 128); teachers up 1% (11.7 to 11.8).
About Graettinger-Terril High School
Among the schools in Graettinger, Iowa, is Graettinger-Terril High School, a very small high school. Total enrollment is 128 students, and the grades served are 9 through 12. That is 73% below the average of about 468 students for high schools in Iowa.
Enrollment across the 3 schools in Graettinger-Terril Comm School District totals 325 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Graettinger-Terril High School is White, at 95%. It is also 4% Hispanic. Among Palo Alto County residents, the White share is about 92%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Graettinger-Terril High School scores 10%.
Graettinger-Terril High School reports a ratio of 10.9 students per teacher, from 11.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa is 6.4 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Graettinger-Terril High School, 46% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Graettinger-Terril High School holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of Iowa public high schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Graettinger-Terril High School, the prediction is 68.9% and the result is 62.3%.
In Palo Alto County, home to about 8,863 people, the median household earns about $72,781 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Palo Alto County number 10, with about 1,472 students.
Graettinger-Terril Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Graettinger-Terril High School is 7th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Graettinger-Terril High School as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 131 to 128.
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Palo Alto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,863
Census ACS
Median income
$72,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Graettinger-Terril Comm School District
- Graettinger-Terril Elementary SchoolElementary · 149 students
- Graettinger-Terril Middle SchoolMiddle · 48 students
Other schools in Graettinger
- Graettinger-Terril Middle SchoolMiddle · 48 students
Nearby schools
- Graettinger-Terril Middle School0.0 mi · 48
- Emmetsburg Middle School8.8 mi · 199
- Emmetsburg High School8.8 mi · 235
- West Elementary School9.2 mi · 293
- Ruthven-Ayrshire High School10.4 mi · 58
- Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School10.4 mi · 89
Frequently asked questions
About Graettinger-Terril High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Graettinger-Terril High School?
Graettinger-Terril High School enrolls approximately 128 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Graettinger-Terril High School serve?
Graettinger-Terril High School serves grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Graettinger-Terril High School have?
Graettinger-Terril High School employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Graettinger-Terril High School?
At Graettinger-Terril High School, the student body is approximately 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Graettinger-Terril High School public or private?
Graettinger-Terril High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Graettinger-Terril Comm School District.
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