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Schools in Bristow

Bristow’s public schools

North Butler Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bristow. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 100% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
71%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$15.4K
▲ 12% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
11.8
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
525 students on the public path
In brief

Bristow’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Bristow’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. North Butler Elementary places highest (better than 70%); North Butler Jr/Sr High School lowest (51%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Bristow, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6North Butler Elementaryin AllisonB+
7–12North Butler Jr/Sr High Schoolin GreeneB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the North Butler Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

North Butler Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 525 students, down 7% since 2020–21 · 11.8 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$15,412IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Close to the state in reading

Reading71%
State average 69.7% · 378 students tested
Math66%
State average 63.8% · 377 students tested

Bristow vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Bristow’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Bristow—North Butler

Every school in Bristow

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Bristowin other towns
North Butler Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Allison
B+
271 students12:1Rate it →
North Butler Jr/Sr High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Greene
B−
254 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Bristow’s schools

Are Bristow’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Bristow. North Butler Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Bristow. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Bristow in?

North Butler Community School District.

Where do Bristow kids go to high school?

North Butler Jr/Sr High School.

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What Bristow families are saying about school.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.