Enrollment
160
Elementary
DISTRICT 130 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADAIR-CASEY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190309000006
Adair-Casey Elementary School
3384 Indigo Ave., Adair, IA 50002 · (641) 746-2242 · Guthrie County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
77 students
DISTRICT 44% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 19 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 31% larger than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Adair-Casey Elementary School→Adair-Casey Jr. High School
Based on grade levels within Adair-Casey Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
87.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.9% | 87.0% |
| 2023-24 | 70.0% | 78.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
77.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Adair-Casey Elementary School
Adair-Casey Elementary School's state test result (77.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adair-Casey Elementary School this school | 160 | 48.1% | 77.0% |
| Little Husky Learning Center Oelwein | 173 | 49.1% | N/A |
| Colo-Nesco Elementary School Zearing | 169 | 50.9% | 70.5% |
| Schuler Elementary School Atlantic | 206 | 49.0% | 68.9% |
| Dayton Center Dayton | 200 | 51.0% | 74.8% |
| West Harrison Elementary Mondamin | 126 | 49.2% | 68.5% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Adair-Casey Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #195 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #80 of 564 ▲ 144 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #183 of 564 ▲ 105 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #610 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.1% | #243 of 666 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
160
+8 (+5%) vs 2020
-41% since 1990-91, when it was 269
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 11.7:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 160 | 14.1 | 11.3:1 | 48% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 161 | 14.6 | 11.0:1 | 53% (85) |
| 2022-23 | 168 | 14.5 | 11.6:1 | 52% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 152 | 13 | 11.7:1 | 55% (83) |
| 2017-18 | 141 | 13.5 | 10.5:1 | 42% (59) |
| 2015-16 | 166 | 14 | 11.9:1 | 37% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 189 | 14 | 13.5:1 | 41% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 185 | 14 | 13.2:1 | 37% (69) |
| 1990-91 | 269 | 18 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Adair-Casey Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 13% (141 to 160); teachers up 5% (13.5 to 14.1).
About Adair-Casey Elementary School
Adair-Casey Elementary School sits in Adair, Iowa, and is classified as an elementary school. Enrollment stands at 160 students, covering pre-K through 6. That puts enrollment 51% below the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Adair-Casey Comm School District is responsible for 2 schools, Adair-Casey Elementary School included, with 260 students in all.
Of every 100 students at Adair-Casey Elementary School, about 83 are White. It is also 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Guthrie County is roughly 93% White. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 29%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.3:1. The school has 14.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is 2.4 students per teacher. In all, 48% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Compared with the 35% average for public schools in Guthrie County, the school's rate is higher.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Adair-Casey Elementary School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Adair-Casey Elementary School scores 77.0% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 67.9%.
In Guthrie County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $77,711 a year, roughly 25% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Adair-Casey Elementary School, Guthrie County has 9 public schools.
Measured in a straight line, Adair-Casey Jr. High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Adair-Casey Elementary School. The school's 77.0% average proficiency ranks 3rd among 5 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 5% rise, from 152 to 160.
Adair-Casey Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. You can also rate the school on this page.
Guthrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,688
Census ACS
Median income
$77,711
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adair-Casey Comm School District
- Adair-Casey Jr. High SchoolMiddle · 100 students
Nearby schools
- Adair-Casey Jr. High School0.0 mi · 100
- Iowa Connections Academy Middle School10.8 mi · 308
- Iowa Connections Academy Elementary10.8 mi · 216
- Iowa Connections Academy High School10.8 mi · 1,022
- CAM Jr./Sr. High School10.9 mi · 188
- Guthrie Center High School11.4 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Adair-Casey Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Adair-Casey Elementary School?
Adair-Casey Elementary School enrolls approximately 160 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Adair-Casey Elementary School serve?
Adair-Casey Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many teachers does Adair-Casey Elementary School have?
Adair-Casey Elementary School employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Adair-Casey Elementary School?
Student demographics at Adair-Casey Elementary School are roughly 83% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is Adair-Casey Elementary School in?
Adair-Casey Elementary School is part of Adair-Casey Comm School District.
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