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Schools in Prairieburg

Prairieburg’s public schools

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

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/2schools 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
67%
2021–22
Math proficiency
55%
2021–22
Graduate on time
95%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$12.8K
▼ 7% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
9.7
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
0
370 students on the public path
In brief

Prairieburg’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Prairieburg’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. Central City High School places highest (better than 31%); Central City Elementary School lowest (22%). 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 Prairieburg, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Central City Elementary Schoolin Central CityC−
6–12Central City High Schoolin Central CityC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Central City 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.

Central City Community School DistrictGrades K–12 · 2 schools · 370 students, down 19% since 2020–21 · 9.7 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$12,762IA $13,713 · FY2024
C−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading67%
State average 69.7% · 290 students tested
Math55%
State average 63.8% · 290 students tested

Prairieburg vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Prairieburg—Central City

Every school in Prairieburg

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 Prairieburgin other towns
Central City Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Central City
C−
170 students9:1Rate it →
Central City High School
High · Grades 6–12 · Central City
C
200 students10:1Rate it →

Questions about Prairieburg’s schools

Are Prairieburg’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Prairieburg. Central City Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Prairieburg. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 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 Prairieburg in?

Central City Community School District.

Where do Prairieburg kids go to high school?

Central City 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.