Enrollment
148
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALDEN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190003201317
Alden Elementary School
209 Center Street, Alden, IA 50006 · (515) 859-3393 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL148 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% 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.
- C-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
10.7:1
14 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
37 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 | 29 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 17 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 15 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 27% larger than its 6th grade class (15).
Student demographics
26%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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
75.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
81.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.8pp 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 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 75.0% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.4% | 79.4% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 79% 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 Alden Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alden Elementary School this school | 148 | 25.0% | 74.8% |
| John Glenn Elementary School Donahue | 179 | 26.8% | 85.4% |
| Shannon Elementary School Monticello | 166 | 24.1% | N/A |
| Dallas Center Elementary Dallas Center | 169 | 23.7% | 85.6% |
| Amana Elementary School Middle Amana | 126 | 23.0% | N/A |
| Clyde D Mease Elementary School Dakota City | 139 | 30.2% | 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 Alden Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #247 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #194 of 564 ▲ 20 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #241 of 564 ▼ 124 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 148 | #621 of 705 | #6 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 25.0% | #553 of 666 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.3% | #6 of 359 | 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
148
-21 (-12%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 259
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 9.4:1
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 | 148 | 13.8 | 10.7:1 | 25% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 159 | 13.9 | 11.5:1 | 35% (56) |
| 2022-23 | 159 | 17.5 | 9.1:1 | 34% (54) |
| 2020-21 | 169 | 18 | 9.4:1 | 31% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 281 | 20.9 | 13.5:1 | 36% (100) |
| 2015-16 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 35% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 259 | 21 | 12.3:1 | 37% (96) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Alden Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 47% (281 to 148); teachers down 34% (20.9 to 13.8).
About Alden Elementary School
Alden Elementary School is an elementary school in Alden, Iowa, and it is part of Alden Comm School District. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 148 students. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 54% lower.
Alden Elementary School is administered by Alden Comm School District.
Alden Elementary School is 85% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 9% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 26%.
The school's 13.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. At Alden Elementary School, 25% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Hardin County is 38%.
Alden Elementary School holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Iowa public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Alden Elementary School is 4.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
For the population of Hardin County, the median household earns about $65,069 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Alden Elementary School shares Hardin County with 13 other public schools.
Pineview Elementary, about 4.8 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within ten miles number 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Alden Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Under the NCES locale system, Alden Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 169 to 148, a 12% decline. Federal data show the ratio rising from 9.4:1 to 10.7:1.
Anyone can start a thread about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Alden Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Nearby schools
- Pineview Elementary4.8 mi · 281
- Riverbend Middle School5.2 mi · 257
- Iowa Falls - Alden High School5.2 mi · 398
- Rock Run Elementary5.5 mi · 292
- Northeast Hamilton Elementary School13.9 mi · 208
- Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School14.3 mi · 181
Frequently asked questions
About Alden Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Alden Elementary School?
Alden Elementary School enrolls approximately 148 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Alden Elementary School serve?
Alden Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Alden Elementary School?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at Alden Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Alden Elementary School?
At Alden Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Alden Elementary School public or private?
Alden Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Alden Comm School District.
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