Enrollment
48
Middle
DISTRICT 108 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRAETTINGER-TERRIL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191281002118
Graettinger-Terril Middle School
205 S Lincoln Ave, Graettinger, IA 51342 · (712) 859-3286 · Palo Alto County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL48 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Iowa public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
22 students
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 15 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 13 | 27% |
| Grade 8 | 20 | 42% |
Student demographics
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
Students here typically continue to
Graettinger-Terril Middle School→Graettinger-Terril High School
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
58.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -12.7pp since 2023
Math
54.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -12.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 12 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.7% | 54.4% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 66.7% |
% 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
62.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% 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 →
Where Graettinger-Terril Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 48 | #245 of 246 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
48
-32 (-40%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 65
Student : Teacher
8.2:1
was 26.7:1
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 | 48 | 5.9 | 8.2:1 | 46% (22) |
| 2023-24 | 68 | 5.9 | 11.6:1 | 54% (37) |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 4.8 | 16.5:1 | 67% (53) |
| 2020-21 | 80 | 3 | 26.7:1 | 57% (46) |
| 2017-18 | 77 | 3.7 | 20.8:1 | 44% (34) |
| 2015-16 | 66 | 6 | 11.0:1 | 45% (30) |
| 2010-11 | 65 | 6 | 10.8:1 | 42% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Graettinger-Terril Middle School.
Since 2017-18: students down 38% (77 to 48); teachers up 58% (3.7 to 5.9).
About Graettinger-Terril Middle School
Graettinger-Terril Middle School is one of the public schools in Graettinger, Iowa. It is a small middle school. The school counts 48 students across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 88% smaller than the 400 average for middle schools in Iowa.
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District, which runs Graettinger-Terril Middle School, has 3 schools and 325 students.
At Graettinger-Terril Middle School, White students make up 98% of the student body. Other students are 2% Hispanic.
Graettinger-Terril Middle School's 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 8.2:1. For comparison, middle schools in Iowa average 15.2:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 46%.
Graettinger-Terril Middle School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 15% of Iowa public middle schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Graettinger-Terril Middle School is 6.1 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (62.9% versus 69.0%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Among Palo Alto County residents, median household income is about $72,781, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 10 public schools in Palo Alto County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,472.
Graettinger-Terril High School is the nearest neighboring public school, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 62.9% is below the 67.0% average for nearby schools.
The NCES locale for Graettinger-Terril Middle School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Graettinger-Terril Middle School had 80 students in 2020-21 and 48 in 2024-25, a 40% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 26.7:1 to 8.2:1.
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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 High SchoolHigh · 128 students
Nearby schools
- Graettinger-Terril High School0.0 mi · 128
- Emmetsburg High School8.8 mi · 235
- Emmetsburg Middle School8.8 mi · 199
- West Elementary School9.2 mi · 293
- Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School10.4 mi · 89
- Ruthven-Ayrshire High School10.4 mi · 58
Frequently asked questions
About Graettinger-Terril Middle SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Graettinger-Terril Middle School?
Graettinger-Terril Middle School enrolls approximately 48 students in grades 06-08.
Is Graettinger-Terril Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Graettinger-Terril Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Graettinger-Terril Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Graettinger-Terril Middle School is approximately 8.2:1 (6 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Graettinger-Terril Middle School?
At Graettinger-Terril Middle School, the student body is approximately 98% White, 2% Hispanic.
Who oversees Graettinger-Terril Middle School?
Graettinger-Terril Middle School is overseen by Graettinger-Terril Comm School District in Palo Alto County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.