Enrollment
100
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBERT CITY-TRUESDALE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190003101300
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School
300 Orchard, Albert City, IA 50510 · (712) 843-5416 · Buena Vista County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% 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.
- A-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
9.5:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
51 students
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 | 11 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 14 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 12 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 17 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 18% smaller than its 6th grade class (17).
Student demographics
44%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
80.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +11.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.2% | 80.4% |
| 2023-24 | 83.7% | 69.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School this school | 100 | 51.0% | 76.3% |
| Ireton Elementary School Ireton | 119 | 45.4% | N/A |
| Schaller-Crestland Elementary Schaller | 159 | 50.3% | 85.8% |
| Schleswig Elementary School Schleswig | 75 | 46.7% | 80.8% |
| Carson Elementary Carson | 134 | 48.5% | 65.2% |
| Laurens-Marathon Elementary School Laurens | 147 | 40.8% | 42.5% |
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 Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Buena Vista County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #215 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.4% | #219 of 564 ▲ 162 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #51 of 564 ▲ 3 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #666 of 705 | #7 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #202 of 666 | #3 of 7 |
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
100
-17 (-15%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 96
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 9.8:1
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 | 100 | 10.5 | 9.5:1 | 51% (51) |
| 2023-24 | 104 | 10.6 | 9.8:1 | 45% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 114 | 10.7 | 10.7:1 | 53% (60) |
| 2020-21 | 117 | 12 | 9.8:1 | 51% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 116 | 10.8 | 10.7:1 | 41% (48) |
| 2015-16 | 94 | 11 | 8.6:1 | 46% (43) |
| 2010-11 | 96 | 12 | 8.0:1 | 40% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (116 to 100); teachers down 3% (10.8 to 10.5).
About Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Albert City, Iowa. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 100 students in pre-K through 6. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 69% smaller than average.
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is part of Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District.
White students are the majority at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School, with 69% of enrollment. It is also 29% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Buena Vista County's residents are about 60% White, 9 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 44% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its teaching staff equals 10.5 full-time positions, a ratio of 9.5:1. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 9.5:1 here. Around 51% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in Buena Vista County averages 60%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is B+. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 73% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is in the top 10% of Iowa schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.4%. The school's actual rate is 76.3%, 9.8 points higher.
Across Buena Vista County, the median household income is $71,719, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Buena Vista County is home to 15 public schools and about 4,691 public school students.
The school nearest to Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is Laurens-Marathon Elementary School, at a distance of about 7.0 miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
On the NCES locale scale, the school is Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School's enrollment declined 15%, to 100.
To ask about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs, start a discussion on this page. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Buena Vista County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,753
Census ACS
Median income
$71,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,691 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Laurens-Marathon Elementary School7.0 mi · 147
- Sioux Central Elementary School11.9 mi · 229
- Sioux Central High School11.9 mi · 255
- Sioux Central Middle School11.9 mi · 155
- Newell-Fonda Middle School12.5 mi · 124
- Newell-Fonda High School12.5 mi · 138
Frequently asked questions
About Albert City-Truesdale Elementary SchoolHow large is Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School enrolls approximately 100 students in grades PK-06.
Is Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
Approximately 9.5:1 students per teacher at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
Student demographics at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School are roughly 69% White, 29% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School public or private?
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.