Audubon Elementary School

As an intimate elementary-level community in Audubon, Iowa, Audubon Elementary School works with 252 students from grades pre-K through 4, operated by Audubon Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 22% below typical.

Audubon Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Audubon Comm School District, a district that instructs 543 students overall.

On demographics, Audubon Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Audubon Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 31% of students at Audubon Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Audubon Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.7%; this one delivers 84.9%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Audubon County) reports that median household income runs about $58,229, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Audubon County's 3 public schools (combined enrollment of about 749 students), Audubon Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Audubon Middle-High School, around 0.6 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Audubon Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 78.6%.

The school occupies a low-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Audubon Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 5% since 2018, when it stood at 241 (now 252). Class-load math has tightened: from 13.8:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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