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Schools in Frytown

Frytown’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/3schools 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
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
66%
2021–22
Graduate on time
87%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$13.7K
▲ 0% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.7
IA 14.1
Schools in town
0
1,362 students on the public path
In brief

Frytown’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Frytown’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Mid-Prairie Middle School places highest (better than 53%); Mid-Prairie West Elementary School lowest (37%). 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 Frytown, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–2Mid-Prairie East Elementary Schoolin KalonaNo scores
3–4Mid-Prairie West Elementary Schoolin WellmanC+
5–8Mid-Prairie Middle Schoolin KalonaB−
9–12Mid-Prairie High Schoolin WellmanB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mid-Prairie 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.

Mid-Prairie Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 5 schools · 1,393 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 13.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$13,731IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 926 students tested
Math66%
State average 63.8% · 924 students tested

Frytown vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Frytown—Mid-Prairie

Every school in Frytown

4 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 Frytownin other towns
Mid-Prairie East Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–2 · Kalona
255 students12:1Rate it →
Mid-Prairie West Elementary School
Elementary · Grades 3–4 · Wellman
C+
330 students15:1Rate it →
Mid-Prairie Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Kalona
B−
415 students15:1Rate it →
Mid-Prairie High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Wellman
B−
362 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Frytown’s schools

Are Frytown’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Frytown. Mid-Prairie Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Frytown. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Frytown in?

Mid-Prairie Community School District.

Where do Frytown kids go to high school?

Mid-Prairie High 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.