Enrollment
252
Elementary
DISTRICT 272 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AUDUBON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190396000095
Audubon Elementary School
600 Tracy St, Audubon, IA 50025 · (712) 563-3751 · Audubon County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL252 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 93% 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.
- ·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
12.6:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
77 students
DISTRICT 29% · 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 | 41 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 52 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (52) is 33% larger than its 4th grade class (39).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Audubon Elementary School→Audubon Middle-High School
Based on grade levels within Audubon Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.7pp since 2023
Math
87.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.9% | 87.2% |
| 2023-24 | 82.2% | 87.6% |
% 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
84.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Audubon Elementary School
Audubon Elementary School's state test result (84.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audubon Elementary School this school | 252 | 30.6% | 84.9% |
| Northwood-Kensett Elementary Northwood | 287 | 30.0% | 68.3% |
| Guthrie Center Elementary School Guthrie Center | 253 | 31.6% | 79.4% |
| Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville | 255 | 31.0% | 89.0% |
| Clayton Ridge Elementary School Garnavillo | 293 | 30.7% | 75.9% |
| Sageville Elementary School Dubuque | 304 | 29.9% | 66.4% |
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 Audubon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.9% | #53 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.2% | #78 of 564 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #99 of 564 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 252 | #477 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #173 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #471 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.6% | #495 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #120 of 168 |
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
252
+12 (+5%) vs 2020
-1% since 1990-91, when it was 255
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 252 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 31% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 246 | 20 | 12.3:1 | 44% (108) |
| 2022-23 | 251 | 19.4 | 12.9:1 | 40% (100) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 17 | 14.1:1 | 45% (109) |
| 2017-18 | 241 | 17.5 | 13.8:1 | 45% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 16 | 15.6:1 | 41% (101) |
| 2010-11 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 35% (77) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 18 | 14.0:1 | 32% (81) |
| 1990-91 | 255 | 17 | 15.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Audubon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (241 to 252); teachers up 14% (17.5 to 20).
About Audubon Elementary School
Audubon Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Audubon Comm School District, located in Audubon, Iowa. Its enrollment is 252 students, spread over pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Iowa enroll around 325, and this school is 22% below that mark.
The district, Audubon Comm School District, has 543 students enrolled across 2 schools.
White students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic. Among Audubon County residents, the White share is about 95%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 16%.
Audubon Elementary School has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.6:1. The school's 12.6:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Iowa. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 31%. Public schools in Audubon County average a similar 33%.
On the allk12 Grade, Audubon Elementary School lands at A, ahead of 93% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Audubon Elementary School scores 84.9% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 76.7%.
The county, Audubon County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $58,229 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Audubon Elementary School, Audubon County has 3 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, Audubon Middle-High School is closest at about 0.6 miles. Audubon Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within ten miles. The school's 84.9% average proficiency ranks 1st among 7 nearby schools.
Federal data place Audubon Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Audubon Elementary School had a net gain of 12 students, or 5%. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.1 in 2020-21.
On allk12, people connected to Audubon Elementary School can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Audubon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,599
Census ACS
Median income
$58,229
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
749 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Audubon Comm School District
- Audubon Middle-High SchoolHigh · 291 students
Other Audubon Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Audubon Elementary. Audubon Elementary School is the 8th largest of the 10.
- Audubon Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 247 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolChicago, IL · 606 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolMAGNOLIA, TX · 509 students
- Audubon Elementary SchoolBaton Rouge, LA · 495 students
- Audubon ElementaryFoster City, CA · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Audubon Middle-High School0.6 mi · 291
- Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton Elementary9.6 mi · 206
- ExiraElk Horn-Kimballton High School11.0 mi · 184
- IKM-Manning Middle School14.4 mi · 297
- IKM-Manning High School14.4 mi · 185
- Irwin Elementary School15.2 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Audubon Elementary SchoolHow large is Audubon Elementary School?
Audubon Elementary School enrolls approximately 252 students in grades PK-04.
Is Audubon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Audubon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Audubon Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Audubon Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Audubon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Audubon Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 7% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Audubon Elementary School?
Audubon Elementary School is overseen by Audubon Comm School District in Audubon County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.