Enrollment
364
Elementary
DISTRICT 241 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192799001630
Tri-Center Elementary School
33980 310th St, Neola, IA 51559 · (712) 485-2211 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL364 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
124 students
DISTRICT 33% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 45 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 13% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Tri-Center Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.2%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.7pp since 2023
Math
83.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.2% | 83.3% |
| 2023-24 | 77.9% | 82.7% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Tri-Center Elementary School
Tri-Center Elementary School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-Center Elementary School this school | 364 | 34.1% | 77.5% |
| Danville Elementary School Danville | 362 | 30.9% | 81.8% |
| Logan-Magnolia Elementary School Logan | 431 | 32.3% | 82.7% |
| Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School Garner | 381 | 32.3% | 87.6% |
| Panorama Elementary Panora | 306 | 31.7% | 65.3% |
| East Buchanan Elementary School Winthrop | 303 | 31.0% | 76.0% |
Matched among Iowa elementary 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 Tri-Center Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #180 of 564 | #4 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #156 of 564 ▼ 7 | #5 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #206 of 564 ▼ 55 | #3 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 364 | #265 of 705 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #68 of 561 | #1 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.4% | #556 of 561 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #443 of 666 | #14 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #117 of 168 | #5 of 6 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
364
+20 (+6%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 394
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 364 | 31.7 | 11.5:1 | 34% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 354 | 31.4 | 11.3:1 | 31% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 352 | 30.1 | 11.7:1 | 32% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 344 | 27 | 12.7:1 | 31% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 346 | 24.1 | 14.4:1 | 27% (95) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 24 | 13.6:1 | 26% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 376 | 27 | 13.9:1 | 26% (98) |
| 2000-01 | 375 | 23 | 16.3:1 | 15% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 394 | 24 | 16.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-Center Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (346 to 364); teachers up 31% (24.1 to 31.7).
About Tri-Center Elementary School
As a medium-sized elementary school, Tri-Center Elementary School serves students in Neola, Iowa. The latest federal count shows 364 students in pre-K through 5.
Tri-Center Elementary School reports to Tri-Center Comm School District, which has 3 schools and 724 students.
White students are the large majority at Tri-Center Elementary School, with 97% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 2% Hispanic. Census estimates put the White share of Pottawattamie County's population at about 88%. Tri-Center Elementary School has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.5:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 34% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
allk12 grades Tri-Center Elementary School a B. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 77.5%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 74.9%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Pottawattamie County, median household income is about $73,602, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Tri-Center Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Pottawattamie County, which together enroll about 15,270 students.
The school nearest to Tri-Center Elementary School is Tri-Center High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Within five miles of Tri-Center Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. On average proficiency, Tri-Center Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Tri-Center Elementary School went from 344 students to 364. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 12.7:1 to 11.5:1.
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Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-Center Comm School District
- Tri-Center High SchoolHigh · 225 students
- Tri-Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 135 students
Other schools in Neola
- Tri-Center High SchoolHigh · 225 students
- Tri-Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 135 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-Center High School0.0 mi · 225
- Tri-Center Middle School0.0 mi · 135
- Underwood High School9.3 mi · 247
- Underwood Middle School9.4 mi · 184
- Underwood Elementary School9.4 mi · 424
- AHSTW Intermediate School13.3 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-Center Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tri-Center Elementary School?
Tri-Center Elementary School enrolls approximately 364 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Tri-Center Elementary School serve?
Tri-Center Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Tri-Center Elementary School?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at Tri-Center Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Tri-Center Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tri-Center Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Tri-Center Elementary School in?
Tri-Center Elementary School is part of Tri-Center Comm School District.
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