Enrollment
141
Elementary
DISTRICT 125 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AR-WE-VA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190378002177
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School
108 Clinton Street, Westside, IA 51467 · (712) 663-4311 · Crawford County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL141 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest 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.
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
14.9:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
68 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 18 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 16 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (16) is 33% smaller than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School→Westside Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Ar-We-Va Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -6.2pp since 2023
Math
83.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.1% | 83.6% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 90.5% |
% 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
83.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 68% 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 16 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 Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School's state test result (83.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School this school | 141 | 48.2% | 83.5% |
| North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center Mechanicsville | 139 | 47.5% | 79.3% |
| Walcott Elementary School Walcott | 150 | 52.0% | 70.9% |
| Murray Elementary School Murray | 165 | 49.7% | 72.8% |
| Moravia Elementary School Moravia | 148 | 49.3% | 72.6% |
| West Harrison Elementary Mondamin | 126 | 49.2% | 68.5% |
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 Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.5% | #68 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #150 of 564 ▼ 110 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.1% | #208 of 564 ▼ 149 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 141 | #633 of 705 | #4 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.2% | #241 of 666 | 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
141
+5 (+4%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 17.0:1
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 | 141 | 9.5 | 14.9:1 | 48% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 9.6 | 14.0:1 | 46% (61) |
| 2022-23 | 137 | 8.2 | 16.6:1 | 45% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 136 | 8 | 17.0:1 | 49% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 109 | 8.2 | 13.2:1 | 39% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 123 | 9 | 13.7:1 | 46% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (109 to 141); teachers up 15% (8.2 to 9.5).
About Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in Westside, Iowa. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 141 students. By comparison, elementary schools in Iowa enroll about 325 students on average.
Ar-We-Va Comm School District serves 249 students across 2 schools.
By race and ethnicity, Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School is 92% White. The next largest groups are 5% Hispanic. The school's White share is 26 points above the 66% share among Crawford County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
The school lists 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 48% of the student body. Compared with the 59% average for public schools in Crawford County, the school's rate is lower.
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School outperforms its prediction by 15.7 points. The model expects 67.8% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Iowa; the school's rate is 83.5%.
The school is in Crawford County, where median household income comes to about $67,027, roughly 18% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Crawford County's 11 public schools enroll about 3,007 students and include Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School.
Westside Junior-Senior High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School places 2nd of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Locale: Rural: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment rose 4% over 4 years, reaching 141 in 2024-25. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.0:1 to 14.9:1 over the same years.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,277
Census ACS
Median income
$67,027
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Ar-We-Va Comm School District
- Westside Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 108 students
Nearby schools
- Westside Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 108
- IKM-Manning High School12.1 mi · 185
- IKM-Manning Middle School12.1 mi · 297
- Adams Elementary School12.1 mi · 232
- Carroll High School12.3 mi · 483
- Carroll Middle School12.4 mi · 459
Frequently asked questions
About Ar-We-Va Elementary Community SchoolHow many students attend Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School?
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School enrolls approximately 141 students in grades PK-05.
Is Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School have?
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School employs 9 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School?
At Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School public or private?
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Ar-We-Va Comm School District.
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