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Schools in Persia

Persia’s public schools

Tri-Center Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Persia. 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
71%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.3K
▼ 10% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.1
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
724 students on the public path
In brief

Persia’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Persia’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Tri-Center Middle School places highest (better than 70%); Tri-Center 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 Persia, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–5Tri-Center Elementary Schoolin NeolaC+
6–8Tri-Center Middle Schoolin NeolaB+
9–12Tri-Center High Schoolin NeolaB−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Tri-Center 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.

Tri-Center Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 3 schools · 724 students, up 2% since 2020–21 · 13.1 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,346IA $13,713 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 69.7% · 456 students tested
Math71%
State average 63.8% · 456 students tested

Persia vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Persia—Tri-Center

Every school in Persia

3 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 Persiain other towns
Tri-Center Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Neola
C+
364 students11:1Rate it →
Tri-Center Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Neola
B+
135 students19:1Rate it →
Tri-Center High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Neola
B−
225 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Persia’s schools

Are Persia’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Persia. Tri-Center Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Persia. 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 Persia in?

Tri-Center Community School District.

Where do Persia kids go to high school?

Tri-Center High School.

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What Persia 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.