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Schools in Primghar

Primghar’s public schools

South O'Brien Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Primghar. 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
77%
2021–22
Math proficiency
69%
2021–22
Graduate on time
84%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$14.2K
▲ 3% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
13.5
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
569 students on the public path
In brief

Primghar’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Primghar’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. South O'Brien Elem School - Primghar Center places highest (better than 45%); South O'Brien Secondary School lowest (36%). 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 Primghar, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6South O'Brien Elem School - Primghar CenterSouth O'Brien Community School DistrictB−
7–12South O'Brien Secondary Schoolin PaullinaC+

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the South O'Brien 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.

South O'Brien Community School DistrictGrades PK–12 · 2 schools · 569 students, down 2% since 2020–21 · 13.5 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$14,188IA $13,713 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well above the state in reading

Reading77%
State average 69.7% · 339 students tested
Math69%
State average 63.8% · 339 students tested

Primghar vs. its neighbors

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

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Primghar—South O'Brien

Every school in Primghar

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).

District schools in Primgharby address
South O'Brien Elem School - Primghar Center
Elementary · Grades PK–6
B−
328 students15:1Rate it →
Also serving Primgharin other towns
South O'Brien Secondary School
High · Grades 7–12 · Paullina
C+
241 students12:1Rate it →

Questions about Primghar’s schools

Are Primghar’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Primghar. South O'Brien Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Primghar. 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 Primghar in?

South O'Brien Community School District.

Where do Primghar kids go to high school?

South O'Brien Secondary 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.