Andrew Elementary School

Andrew Elementary School operates as an one-room-style primary school in Andrew, Iowa, part of Andrew Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 125 students spanning grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Andrew Elementary School sits 62% smaller than that benchmark.

Andrew Comm School District is the operating authority for Andrew Elementary School, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Looking at the student body, Andrew Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%). Beyond that, the school lists 2% Black, 2% Asian, 2% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Andrew Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 27% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Jackson County's rate of about 43%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Andrew Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.7%.

In the area at large, census data for Jackson County shows median household income runs about $74,186, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Jackson County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,628 students), of which Andrew Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Cardinal Elementary School, roughly 6.2 miles away. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Andrew Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 63.7%.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Andrew Elementary School has edged down 14%, going from 145 students in 2018 to 125 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 97% to 92% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 11.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 today.

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