Enrollment
280
Elementary
DISTRICT 252 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AHSTW COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190408000101
AHSTW Primary School
768 S Maple, Avoca, IA 51521 · (712) 343-6364 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL280 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 76% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
12.2:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
103 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 44 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 19% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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 AHSTW Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +11.4pp since 2023
Math
86.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 86.5% |
| 2023-24 | 63.6% | 90.9% |
% 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
79.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 AHSTW Primary School
AHSTW Primary School's state test result (79.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AHSTW Primary School this school | 280 | 36.8% | 79.0% |
| Moville Elementary School Moville | 283 | 36.0% | 82.1% |
| Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School Reinbeck | 262 | 35.1% | 71.7% |
| Edgewood-Colesburg Elementary School Colesburg | 284 | 38.4% | N/A |
| Woodbine Elementary School Woodbine | 261 | 37.5% | 85.5% |
| Fremont-Mills Elementary School Tabor | 262 | 35.5% | 66.7% |
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 AHSTW Primary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #151 of 564 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.5% | #88 of 564 ▼ 56 | #3 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #242 of 564 ▲ 143 | #5 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 280 | #420 of 705 | #15 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #135 of 561 | #2 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.1% | #474 of 561 | #13 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.8% | #406 of 666 | #13 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -33.2% | #21 of 359 | #1 of 11 |
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
280
+19 (+7%) vs 2020
+6% since 1990-91, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 280 | 23 | 12.2:1 | 37% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 287 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 41% (119) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 23.5 | 12.6:1 | 40% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 261 | 22 | 11.9:1 | 39% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 419 | 29 | 14.5:1 | 39% (162) |
| 2015-16 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 39% (135) |
| 2010-11 | 328 | 19 | 17.3:1 | 37% (121) |
| 2000-01 | 184 | 16 | 11.5:1 | 31% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AHSTW Primary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 33% (419 to 280); teachers down 21% (29 to 23).
About AHSTW Primary School
AHSTW Primary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Avoca, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 3 make up the school's enrollment of 280 students.
AHSTW Comm School District includes 3 schools. Together they enroll 755 students.
Of every 100 students at AHSTW Primary School, about 91 are White. It is also 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census estimates put Pottawattamie County at about 88% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 16, compared with 70 nationally.
On staff are 23 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 12.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. About 37% of students at AHSTW Primary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 40% average for public schools in Pottawattamie County.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, AHSTW Primary School outscored 76%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 73.5%. AHSTW Primary School scores 79.0%.
In the surrounding county, Pottawattamie County, the median household earns about $73,602 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Pottawattamie County has 35 public schools with about 15,270 students, including AHSTW Primary School.
AHSTW Intermediate School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 2. On average proficiency, AHSTW Primary School is 4th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
The federal government classifies AHSTW Primary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 19 students, from 261 to 280.
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Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in AHSTW Comm School District
- AHSTW Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 270 students
- AHSTW High SchoolHigh · 205 students
Other schools in Avoca
- AHSTW Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 270 students
- AHSTW High SchoolHigh · 205 students
Nearby schools
- AHSTW Intermediate School0.0 mi · 270
- AHSTW High School0.0 mi · 205
- Oakland Elementary11.8 mi · 178
- Harlan Intermediate School12.8 mi · 309
- Harlan Primary12.8 mi · 342
- Riverside Middle/Senior High School12.9 mi · 365
Frequently asked questions
About AHSTW Primary SchoolHow many students attend AHSTW Primary School?
AHSTW Primary School enrolls approximately 280 students in grades PK-03.
Is AHSTW Primary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
AHSTW Primary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-03.
How many teachers does AHSTW Primary School have?
AHSTW Primary School employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
How diverse is AHSTW Primary School?
AHSTW Primary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees AHSTW Primary School?
AHSTW Primary School is overseen by AHSTW Comm School District in Pottawattamie County.
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