Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 107 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AGWSR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190306000003
AGWSR Elementary School
1004 4th Ave, Ackley, IA 50601 · (641) 847-2611 · Hardin County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
12.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
115 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Based on grade levels within AGWSR Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
74.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 74.4% |
| 2023-24 | 62.7% | 68.6% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 AGWSR Elementary School
AGWSR Elementary School's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGWSR Elementary School this school | 227 | 50.7% | 67.4% |
| CR-B Elementary School Coon Rapids | 233 | 50.2% | 77.8% |
| Pocahontas Area Elementary School Pocahontas | 265 | 50.2% | 70.7% |
| Dayton Center Dayton | 200 | 51.0% | 74.8% |
| Schuler Elementary School Atlantic | 206 | 49.0% | 68.9% |
| Southeast Valley Elementary Farnhamville | 223 | 51.1% | N/A |
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 AGWSR Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #374 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #310 of 564 ▲ 85 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #361 of 564 ▲ 43 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #515 of 705 | #4 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #199 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.1% | #370 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #209 of 666 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.2% | #136 of 168 | N/A |
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
227
-7 (-3%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 307
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 18.0:1
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 | 227 | 17.7 | 12.8:1 | 51% (115) |
| 2023-24 | 204 | 15.9 | 12.8:1 | 42% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 15.8 | 12.1:1 | 38% (73) |
| 2020-21 | 234 | 13 | 18.0:1 | 50% (117) |
| 2017-18 | 220 | 14.6 | 15.1:1 | 45% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 229 | 13 | 17.6:1 | 50% (114) |
| 2010-11 | 142 | 11 | 12.9:1 | 47% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 233 | 20 | 11.7:1 | 35% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 307 | 17 | 18.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AGWSR Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (220 to 227); teachers up 21% (14.6 to 17.7).
About AGWSR Elementary School
AGWSR Elementary School is a small elementary school that serves part of Ackley, Iowa. The grade span is kindergarten through 5, and enrollment is 227 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
AGWSR Elementary School reports to AGWSR Comm School District, which has 5 schools and 642 students.
About 86% of the student body at AGWSR Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 10% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 25% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teacher staffing is 17.7 full-time equivalents, or about 12.8 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 12.8:1 here. About 51% of students, or 115, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. It compares with 38% for public schools in Hardin County.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, AGWSR Elementary School receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
AGWSR Elementary School is within a point of its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (67.4% versus 66.6%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Hardin County census figures show that the median household income is $65,069, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Hardin County is home to 14 public schools and about 3,073 public school students.
The school nearest to AGWSR Elementary School is AGWSR High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. AGWSR Elementary School places 5th of 6 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns AGWSR Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
AGWSR Elementary School's enrollment declined from 234 in 2020-21 to 227 in 2024-25. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 18.0:1 to 12.8:1.
If you have questions about school safety, transportation, and start times at AGWSR Elementary School, you can post them here. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,639
Census ACS
Median income
$65,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AGWSR Comm School District
- AGWSR High SchoolHigh · 190 students
- AGWSR Middle SchoolMiddle · 131 students
- AGWSR Elementary at WellsburgElementary · 59 students
- The Cougars DenElementary · 35 students
Other schools in Ackley
- AGWSR High SchoolHigh · 190 students
- The Cougars DenElementary · 35 students
Nearby schools
- AGWSR High School0.0 mi · 190
- The Cougars Den0.2 mi · 35
- Aplington Elementary School8.6 mi · 165
- Aplington-Parkersburg Middle School8.6 mi · 198
- AGWSR Middle School10.1 mi · 131
- AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg10.1 mi · 59
Frequently asked questions
About AGWSR Elementary SchoolHow many students attend AGWSR Elementary School?
AGWSR Elementary School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades KG-05.
Is AGWSR Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
AGWSR Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at AGWSR Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at AGWSR Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AGWSR Elementary School?
At AGWSR Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees AGWSR Elementary School?
AGWSR Elementary School is overseen by AGWSR Comm School District in Hardin County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.