Traer’s public schools score below 82% of Iowa districts
The public schools Traer’s kids attend trail 82% of Iowa’s districts on state tests. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
Traer’s schools, in brief
Low even next to similar towns
It isn’t only a matter of income. Among the 594 Iowa towns with similar household incomes, Traer still scores better than just 17%. How it compares ↓
The gap is biggest in math
Reading proficiency is 66%, 2 points below the state. Math is 56%, 8 points below the state. Test scores ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Test scores are from 2020–21, a pandemic year, so treat small gaps with caution.
How Traer compares
How the School Grade works
- Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on Iowa’s state tests against the state average. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
- The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested.
- Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of Iowa only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
- What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Traer.
The district
Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.
Below the state in reading
Every school in Traer
2 schools. Grades are based on state tests and graduation. Any other ratings are made by neighbors.
Parents talk
What Traer families are saying about school.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Colleges near Traer
There’s no college in Traer, but 4 are within 30 miles. The closest is Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo, 18 miles away.
Straight-line distance from the center of Traer. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.
School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.