Enrollment
125
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANDREW COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190363000067
Andrew Elementary School
13 S Marion, Andrew, IA 52030 · (563) 672-3221 · Jackson County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% 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.
- CBeats 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
13 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
34 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 | 17 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 14 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 13 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 11 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 16 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 16 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (14) is 13% smaller than its 6th grade class (16).
Student demographics
15%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
81.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +11.1pp since 2023
Math
78.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 78.1% |
| 2023-24 | 70.1% | 80.5% |
% 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
78.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Andrew Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Elementary School this school | 125 | 27.2% | 75.7% |
| Shell Rock Elementary School Shell Rock | 116 | 30.2% | N/A |
| Amana Elementary School Middle Amana | 126 | 23.0% | N/A |
| Aurelia Elementary School Aurelia | 124 | 24.2% | N/A |
| McGregor Intermediate School Mcgregor | 130 | 32.3% | 69.6% |
| Oskaloosa Early Childhood Center - PK Oskaloosa | 109 | 21.1% | 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 Andrew Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.7% | #229 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.1% | #252 of 564 ▼ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #127 of 564 ▲ 156 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #645 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.2% | #536 of 666 |
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
125
-4 (-3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 165
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 125 | 13.1 | 9.5:1 | 27% (34) |
| 2023-24 | 147 | 14.8 | 10.0:1 | 27% (39) |
| 2022-23 | 147 | 14.9 | 9.9:1 | 32% (47) |
| 2020-21 | 129 | 9 | 14.3:1 | 29% (37) |
| 2017-18 | 145 | 12.6 | 11.5:1 | 34% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 127 | 9 | 14.1:1 | 43% (55) |
| 2010-11 | 138 | 12 | 11.5:1 | 45% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 182 | 14 | 13.0:1 | 25% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 165 | 11 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Andrew Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (145 to 125); teachers up 4% (12.6 to 13.1).
About Andrew Elementary School
This page covers Andrew Elementary School, a small elementary school in Andrew, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 6 attend, and enrollment is 125 students. The school's enrollment is 62% smaller than the 325 average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Andrew Elementary School belongs to Andrew Comm School District.
Andrew Elementary School's enrollment is 92% White. It is also 2% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Jackson County is about 95% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.5:1, with 13.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Andrew Elementary School is 27%. Public schools in Jackson County average 43%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Andrew Elementary School receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Andrew Elementary School is 2.7 points below its prediction. Actual: 75.7%. Predicted: 78.3%.
Jackson County has about 19,390 residents, and the median household income is $74,186, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Jackson County has 9 public schools and roughly 2,628 students.
The closest other public school is Cardinal Elementary School, about 6.2 miles away. Andrew Elementary School has 4 other public schools within ten miles. Nearby schools average 63.7% on proficiency, and Andrew Elementary School is above that at 75.7%.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Andrew Elementary School's enrollment declined from 129 in 2020-21 to 125 in 2024-25. Students per teacher fell from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 9.5 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across school safety, transportation, and start times. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Jackson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,390
Census ACS
Median income
$74,186
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,628 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Cardinal Elementary School6.2 mi · 260
- Briggs Elementary School6.9 mi · 207
- Maquoketa Middle School7.2 mi · 315
- Maquoketa Community High School7.7 mi · 477
- Bellevue High School10.3 mi · 354
- Delwood Elementary School10.4 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Andrew Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Andrew Elementary School?
Andrew Elementary School enrolls approximately 125 students in grades PK-06.
Is Andrew Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Andrew Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Andrew Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Andrew Elementary School is approximately 9.5:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Andrew Elementary School?
At Andrew Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 1% Hispanic, 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Andrew Elementary School public or private?
Andrew Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Andrew Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.