Enrollment
170
High
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TRIPOLI COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192805001638
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School
209 8th Ave SW, Tripoli, IA 50676 · (319) 882-4202 · Bremer County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Iowa public high schools
- B-Test 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
10.3:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
58 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 6 | 29 | 17% |
| Grade 7 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 9 | 17 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 12 | 21 | 12% |
Student demographics
15%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 Tripoli Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
64.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.8% | 64.9% |
| 2023-24 | 80.6% | 59.7% |
% 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
72.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% 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 Tripoli Middle/Sr High School
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School's state test result (72.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tripoli Middle/Sr High School this school | 170 | 34.1% | 72.7% |
| Edgewood-Colesburg High School Edgewood | 206 | 33.5% | 75.6% |
| AHSTW High School Avoca | 205 | 32.7% | 79.7% |
| Clayton Ridge High School Guttenberg | 176 | 32.4% | 83.3% |
| Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center Coon Rapids | 214 | 34.1% | 78.2% |
| Griswold Middle/High School Griswold | 193 | 36.3% | 76.4% |
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 Tripoli Middle/Sr High School ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Bremer County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.7% | #167 of 313 | #4 of 6 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #225 of 314 ▲ 25 | #6 of 6 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #73 of 314 ▲ 46 | #2 of 6 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #293 of 340 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 34.1% | #170 of 320 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #9 of 125 | N/A |
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
170
-45 (-21%) vs 2020
-23% since 1990-91, when it was 220
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 170 | 16.6 | 10.3:1 | 34% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 172 | 20.5 | 8.4:1 | 44% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 20.8 | 8.9:1 | 43% (80) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 22 | 9.8:1 | 45% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 237 | 19.8 | 12.0:1 | 35% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 247 | 18 | 13.7:1 | 30% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 16 | 15.4:1 | 19% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 286 | 21 | 13.6:1 | 16% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 220 | 21 | 10.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tripoli Middle/Sr High School.
Since 2017-18: students down 28% (237 to 170); teachers down 16% (19.8 to 16.6).
About Tripoli Middle/Sr High School
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School is a very small high school in Tripoli, Iowa, administered by Tripoli Comm School District. The school runs grades 6 through 12 and enrolls 170 students. By comparison, high schools in Iowa enroll about 468 students on average.
The district, Tripoli Comm School District, operates 2 schools serving 389 students.
The share of White students at Tripoli Middle/Sr High School is 92%. Other groups include 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. In Bremer County overall, the White share is about 93%. The diversity index for Tripoli Middle/Sr High School is 15%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Based on 16.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, Tripoli Middle/Sr High School has a ratio of 10.3:1. The average for high schools in Iowa, 17.3:1, is higher. Income data for the school show 34% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Bremer County, the average is 21%.
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of Iowa public high schools.
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (72.7%) and its predicted rate (74.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
In the surrounding county, Bremer County, the median household earns about $86,784 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Counting Tripoli Middle/Sr High School, Bremer County has 20 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Tripoli Elementary School is less than a tenth of a mile from Tripoli Middle/Sr High School. Other public schools within ten miles: at least 8. Tripoli Middle/Sr High School comes in 6th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
The school shrank from 215 students in 2020-21 to 170 in 2024-25.
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Bremer County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,204
Census ACS
Median income
$86,784
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
5,346 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tripoli Comm School District
- Tripoli Elementary SchoolElementary · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Tripoli Elementary School0.1 mi · 219
- Readlyn Elementary School6.9 mi · 107
- Sumner-Fredericksburg High School8.6 mi · 243
- Durant Elementary School8.6 mi · 209
- Denver Early Elementary School9.6 mi · 60
- Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building9.8 mi · 431
Frequently asked questions
About Tripoli Middle/Sr High SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Tripoli Middle/Sr High School?
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades 06-12.
What grades does Tripoli Middle/Sr High School serve?
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School serves grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Tripoli Middle/Sr High School have?
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School employs 17 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Tripoli Middle/Sr High School?
Student demographics at Tripoli Middle/Sr High School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Tripoli Middle/Sr High School public or private?
Tripoli Middle/Sr High School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Tripoli Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.