Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 286 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALBURNETT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190330000024
Alburnett Elementary School
131 Roosevelt Street, Alburnett, IA 52202 · (319) 842-2261 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
48 students
DISTRICT 11% · 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 | 61 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 8% smaller than its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
4%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 7% · 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 Alburnett Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.9pp since 2023
Math
78.9%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.9pp 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 79 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.6% | 78.9% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 85.8% |
% 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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Alburnett Elementary School
Alburnett Elementary School's state test result (75.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alburnett Elementary School this school | 395 | 12.2% | 75.7% |
| Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building Denver | 431 | 12.1% | 93.1% |
| Irving Elementary School Indianola | 395 | 14.9% | 85.5% |
| Lisbon Elementary School Lisbon | 461 | 12.6% | 78.5% |
| Big Creek Elementary Polk City | 357 | 9.8% | 83.3% |
| Treynor Elementary School Treynor | 366 | 15.0% | 88.9% |
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 Alburnett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #228 of 564 | #17 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #244 of 564 ▼ 147 | #18 of 39 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.6% | #251 of 564 ▼ 64 | #18 of 39 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #226 of 705 | #17 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #456 of 561 | #36 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 4.0% | #561 of 561 | #42 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.2% | #643 of 666 | #43 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +22.7% | #31 of 168 | #4 of 9 |
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
395
+76 (+24%) vs 2020
+48% since 1990-91, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 395 | 26.2 | 15.1:1 | 12% (48) |
| 2023-24 | 377 | 27.3 | 13.8:1 | 18% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 379 | 28.3 | 13.4:1 | 23% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 319 | 25 | 12.8:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 322 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 302 | 18 | 16.8:1 | 5% (14) |
| 2010-11 | 298 | 16 | 18.6:1 | 13% (40) |
| 2000-01 | 248 | 12 | 20.7:1 | 7% (18) |
| 1990-91 | 267 | 12 | 22.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alburnett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 23% (322 to 395); teachers up 19% (22 to 26.2).
About Alburnett Elementary School
Alburnett Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Alburnett, Iowa. The school serves 395 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in Iowa is roughly 325 students; this school is 22% above that.
Alburnett Comm School District runs Alburnett Elementary School along with 2 other schools, enrolling 857 students in total.
White students are the large majority at Alburnett Elementary School, with 98% of enrollment. Census estimates put the White share of Linn County's population at about 84%. By the diversity index, Alburnett Elementary School comes in at 4%.
Teachers at Alburnett Elementary School total 26.2 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.1:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. The school counts 48 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 12%. That is 28 points below the 40% average for public schools in Linn County.
Alburnett Elementary School is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 35% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Alburnett Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 85.9%. Alburnett Elementary School scores 75.7%, 10.2 points below that line.
According to the American Community Survey, in Linn County, median household income is about $77,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Alburnett Elementary School is one of 83 public schools in Linn County, which together enroll about 36,480 students.
The closest public school to Alburnett Elementary School is Alburnett Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. The nearest schools with test data average 81.0%, higher than Alburnett Elementary School's 75.7%.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Fringe.
Federal counts put enrollment at 319 in 2020-21 and 395 in 2024-25, a 24% increase. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.8:1 to 15.1:1.
Community posts for Alburnett Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Alburnett Comm School District
- Alburnett Senior High SchoolHigh · 293 students
- Alburnett Middle SchoolMiddle · 169 students
Other schools in Alburnett
- Alburnett Senior High SchoolHigh · 293 students
- Alburnett Middle SchoolMiddle · 169 students
Nearby schools
- Alburnett Middle School0.0 mi · 169
- Alburnett Senior High School0.0 mi · 293
- Hazel Point Intermediate School5.2 mi · 563
- Echo Hill Elementary5.2 mi · 536
- Oak Ridge Middle School5.5 mi · 534
- Westfield Elementary School6.2 mi · 445
Frequently asked questions
About Alburnett Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alburnett Elementary School?
Alburnett Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Alburnett Elementary School serve?
Alburnett Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Alburnett Elementary School?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at Alburnett Elementary School.
How diverse is Alburnett Elementary School?
Alburnett Elementary School reports a student body of 98% White, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Alburnett Elementary School?
Alburnett Elementary School is overseen by Alburnett Comm School District in Linn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.