Enrollment
77
High
DISTRICT 90 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRI-COUNTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192802001634
Tri-County JR/SR High School
3003 Hwy 22, Thornburg, IA 50255 · (641) 634-2636 · Keokuk County
GRADES 07–12HIGH43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL77 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Iowa public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
36 students
DISTRICT 48% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 9 | 16 | 21% |
| Grade 10 | 15 | 19% |
| Grade 11 | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 12 | 16 | 21% |
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 Tri-County Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 55.9% |
% 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
67.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Tri-County JR/SR High School
Tri-County JR/SR High School's state test result (67.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tri-County JR/SR High School this school | 77 | 46.8% | 67.6% |
| Diagonal Junior-Senior High School Diagonal | 52 | 44.2% | 58.8% |
| Graettinger-Terril High School Graettinger | 128 | 46.1% | 62.3% |
| Kee High School Lansing | 87 | 47.1% | 79.1% |
| Keota High School Keota | 114 | 42.1% | 75.5% |
| Hamburg Charter High School Hamburg | 58 | 46.6% | 52.8% |
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 Tri-County JR/SR High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 77 | #329 of 340 |
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
77
-33 (-30%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 127
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 77 | 7.4 | 10.4:1 | 47% (36) |
| 2023-24 | 86 | 8.6 | 10.1:1 | 56% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 107 | 9.6 | 11.2:1 | 39% (42) |
| 2020-21 | 110 | 10 | 11.0:1 | 45% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 9.8 | 7.1:1 | 51% (35) |
| 2015-16 | 79 | 10 | 7.9:1 | 43% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 110 | 13 | 8.5:1 | 50% (55) |
| 2000-01 | 121 | 18 | 6.7:1 | 17% (21) |
| 1990-91 | 127 | 12 | 10.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tri-County JR/SR High School.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (69 to 77); teachers down 24% (9.8 to 7.4).
About Tri-County JR/SR High School
Among the schools in Thornburg, Iowa, is Tri-County JR/SR High School, a small high school. The school reports 77 students in grades 7 through 12. The school's enrollment is 84% smaller than the 468 average for high schools in Iowa.
Besides Tri-County JR/SR High School, Tri-County Comm School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 179 students.
About 95% of the student body at Tri-County JR/SR High School is White. Other reported shares: 4% multiracial. The White share in Keokuk County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. The school's diversity index is 10%, meaning two students picked at random have a 10% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 7.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.4:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 17.3:1 average for high schools in Iowa. Eligible students account for 47% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
The allk12 Grade for Tri-County JR/SR High School is C+. Compared with Iowa public high schools, the school scored higher than 40% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Tri-County JR/SR High School would score about 68.6%. It scores 67.6%, within a point of that figure.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Keokuk County show that the median household income is $62,329, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Besides Tri-County JR/SR High School, Keokuk County has 5 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Tri-County Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 74.7%; Tri-County JR/SR High School's is 67.6%, ranking 8th of 9.
Tri-County JR/SR High School is in rural territory far from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Remote.
Enrollment at Tri-County JR/SR High School dropped 30% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 110 to 77 students.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Tri-County JR/SR High School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Keokuk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,924
Census ACS
Median income
$62,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tri-County Comm School District
- Tri-County Elementary SchoolElementary · 102 students
Other Tri-County Junior/Senior High schools
One other US public school is named Tri-County Junior/Senior High. Tri-County JR/SR High School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Tri-County Jr/Sr High SchoolWolcott, IN · 341 students
Nearby schools
- Tri-County Elementary School0.0 mi · 102
- Sigourney Elementary10.9 mi · 318
- Sigourney Jr-Sr High Sch11.3 mi · 287
- English Valleys Jr-Sr High School13.5 mi · 214
- Montezuma Elementary School13.7 mi · 218
- Montezuma Junior High School13.7 mi · 106
Frequently asked questions
About Tri-County JR/SR High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tri-County JR/SR High School?
Tri-County JR/SR High School enrolls approximately 77 students in grades 07-12.
What age range does Tri-County JR/SR High School serve?
Tri-County JR/SR High School serves students from grade 07 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tri-County JR/SR High School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Tri-County JR/SR High School is approximately 10.4:1 (7 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Tri-County JR/SR High School?
Tri-County JR/SR High School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Tri-County JR/SR High School?
Tri-County JR/SR High School is overseen by Tri-County Comm School District in Keokuk County.
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