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Graettinger-Terril Middle School

Serves grades 6 - 8

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
205 S Lincoln Ave
Graettinger, IA 51342
Phone
(712) 859-3286
District
Graettinger-Terril Comm School District
County
PALO ALTO COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
68
Classroom Teachers
6

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

3

(10 is best)

Better than 30.0% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

5

(10 is best)

Graettinger-Terril Middle School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
62%
71%
58%
72%
66%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
71%
82%
74%
78%
68%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

80 60 40 20 0
62%
74%
67%
76%
57%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
10
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 15 22.1%
Grade 7 22 32.4%
Grade 8 31 45.6%
Total 68 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.5% 94.3% 75.9%
Black 0.0% 0.3% 7.3%
Hispanic 3.0% 5.1% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 0.0% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.5% 0.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 54.4% 53.7% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 39.7% 38.1% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.7% 15.6% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 2,549 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 11.4 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 22.8% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 25.7% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 29.7% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 16.3% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,093 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 5.0% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 95.3% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.2% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 10.2% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 26.7% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.0% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 18.5% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 7.6% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,599 $3,254,000 48.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $499 $169,000 2.5%
Staff $460 $156,000 2.3%
General Administration $94 $32,000 0.5%
School Administration $929 $315,000 4.7%
Operation $1,832 $621,000 9.2%
Transportation $776 $263,000 3.9%
Other $493 $167,000 2.5%
Total Support $5,083 $1,723,000 25.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,277 $1,789,000 26.4%
Total Expenditures $19,959 $6,766,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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