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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Atkins Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
394
Elementary
DISTRICT 285 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190483000136
Atkins Elementary School
217 4th Ave, Atkins, IA 52206 · (319) 446-7525 · Benton County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL394 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B-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
15.4:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
76 students
DISTRICT 26% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 | 91 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 19% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Atkins Elementary School→Norway Elementary School→Benton Community Middle School→Benton Community Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Benton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.9pp since 2023
Math
87.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 87.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.7% | 86.8% |
% 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
83.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Atkins Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkins Elementary School this school | 394 | 19.3% | 83.0% |
| North Ridge Elementary Waverly | 397 | 20.4% | N/A |
| Center Point-Urbana Primary School Center Point | 365 | 19.2% | N/A |
| Bronson Elementary School Bronson | 390 | 21.3% | 82.5% |
| Bellevue Elementary School Bellevue | 405 | 18.8% | 80.8% |
| Ballard West Elementary Slater | 451 | 18.8% | 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 Atkins Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Benton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #75 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.7% | #67 of 564 ▲ 9 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #85 of 564 ▲ 141 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 394 | #228 of 705 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #479 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #458 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #602 of 666 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.2% | #108 of 168 | 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
394
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
+56% since 1990-91, when it was 252
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 394 | 25.6 | 15.4:1 | 19% (76) |
| 2023-24 | 398 | 24.4 | 16.3:1 | 23% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 406 | 19.8 | 20.6:1 | 17% (68) |
| 2020-21 | 393 | 24 | 16.4:1 | 22% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 21.6 | 17.2:1 | 14% (52) |
| 2015-16 | 320 | 18 | 17.8:1 | 16% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 260 | 17 | 15.3:1 | 17% (45) |
| 2000-01 | 175 | 14 | 12.5:1 | 10% (17) |
| 1990-91 | 252 | 15 | 16.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Atkins Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (371 to 394); teachers up 19% (21.6 to 25.6).
About Atkins Elementary School
Atkins Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Atkins, Iowa. The school's 394 students are in pre-K through 3. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
Benton Comm School District has 5 schools and 1,614 students, and Atkins Elementary School is one of those schools.
About 91% of the student body at Atkins Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The White share in Benton County as a whole is similar, at about 95%. Atkins Elementary School's diversity index is 17%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Atkins Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.4:1. That is 1.7 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 19%. That rate is below the 37% average among public schools in Benton County.
allk12 grades Atkins Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Atkins Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 83.0% actual against 82.3% predicted.
Benton County has about 25,724 residents, and the median household income is $86,962, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 26%, and about 4% of people live in poverty. Besides Atkins Elementary School, Benton County has 11 other public schools.
West Willow Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.1 miles away. The ten-mile area around Atkins Elementary School holds at least 8 other public schools. Atkins Elementary School's average proficiency of 83.0% compares with 70.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Atkins Elementary School falls in the Rural: Fringe locale category, used for schools in rural territory close to an urban area.
The school's size has been steady, with 393 students in 2020-21 and 394 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Benton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,724
Census ACS
Median income
$86,962
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
3,919 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Benton Comm School District
- Benton Community Senior High SchoolHigh · 473 students
- Norway Elementary SchoolMiddle · 336 students
- Benton Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 235 students
- Keystone Elementary SchoolElementary · 176 students
Other Atkins Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Atkins Elementary. Atkins Elementary School is the largest of the 3.
- ATKINS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLATKINS, AR · 370 students
- Atkins ElementaryAtkins, VA · 168 students
Nearby schools
- West Willow Elementary School6.1 mi · 555
- Truman Early Learning Center6.7 mi · 279
- Taft Middle School6.7 mi · 593
- Norway Elementary School7.0 mi · 336
- Shellsburg Elementary School7.1 mi · 269
- Maple Grove Elementary7.5 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Atkins Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Atkins Elementary School?
Atkins Elementary School enrolls approximately 394 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does Atkins Elementary School serve?
Atkins Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at Atkins Elementary School?
Approximately 15.4:1 students per teacher at Atkins Elementary School.
How diverse is Atkins Elementary School?
Atkins Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
What district is Atkins Elementary School in?
Atkins Elementary School is part of Benton Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.