Akron Westfield Elementary School

Akron Westfield Elementary School, a cozy elementary campus in Akron, Iowa, operated by Akron Westfield Comm School District, educates 258 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 21% below typical.

Akron Westfield Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 576 students. Akron Westfield Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Akron Westfield Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). The remainder comes out to 10% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Plymouth County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 35% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Akron Westfield Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 74.3%; actual is 85.8%, +11.5 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the broader community, census data for Plymouth County shows the typical household earns roughly $83,251 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Plymouth County runs 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,219 students), of which Akron Westfield Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Akron Westfield Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Akron Westfield Elementary School at 2nd of 8; the average score across the group is 66.0%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 4%: 247 students in 2018 compared to 258 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Akron Westfield Elementary School community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.