Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192061002233
Aurora Heights Elementary School
310 E 23rd St S, Newton, IA 50208 · (641)792-7324 · Jasper County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
150 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 49 | 19% |
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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.
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Newton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
68.1%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
85.2%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
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
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 63% 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 14 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 →
Where Aurora Heights Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #206 of 564 | #2 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #119 of 564 | #2 of 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.1% | #360 of 564 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #459 of 705 | #5 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #172 of 561 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.5% | #377 of 561 | #4 of 9 |
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.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
260
-41 (-14%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 15.6:1
% White
87%
was 88%
% Hispanic
6%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 260 | 24.3 | 10.7:1 | 58% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 268 | 21.3 | 12.6:1 | 57% (153) |
| 2017-18 | 301 | 19.3 | 15.6:1 | 62% (186) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Aurora Heights Elementary School.
About Aurora Heights Elementary School
Aurora Heights Elementary School is a public elementary school in Newton, Iowa. The school serves kindergarten through 4. Enrollment is 260 students.
Aurora Heights Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Newton Comm School District, which enrolls 2,929 students in total.
White students account for 87% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 6% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 2% Black. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Aurora Heights Elementary School is 12.6:1, based on 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Aurora Heights Elementary School counts 58% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. On average, public schools in Jasper County report 40%.
Aurora Heights Elementary School scores 13.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results: 76.6% actual versus 63.1% predicted. That puts it in the top 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
The county, Jasper County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $71,311 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 20%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Counting Aurora Heights Elementary School, Jasper County has 18 public schools.
Berg Middle School is about 0.6 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Other public schools within five miles number 6. On average proficiency, Aurora Heights Elementary School is 1st of 8 nearby schools with test data.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
By 2023-24, enrollment had dropped to 260, from 301 in 2017-18. By 2023-24, the school had 10.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.6 in 2017-18.
Aurora Heights Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton Comm School District
- Newton Senior High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Berg Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Emerson Hough Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- WEST Academy Alternative SchoolHigh · 51 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Senior High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Berg Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Emerson Hough Elementary SchoolElementary · 336 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- WEST Academy Alternative SchoolHigh · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Berg Middle School0.6 mi · 790
- Emerson Hough Elementary School1.2 mi · 336
- Newton Senior High School1.4 mi · 806
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School2.0 mi · 306
- WEST Academy Alternative School2.4 mi · 51
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School2.7 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Aurora Heights Elementary SchoolHow large is Aurora Heights Elementary School?
Aurora Heights Elementary School enrolls approximately 260 students in grades KG-04.
What age range does Aurora Heights Elementary School serve?
Aurora Heights Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Aurora Heights Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Aurora Heights Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Aurora Heights Elementary School?
At Aurora Heights Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Aurora Heights Elementary School public or private?
Aurora Heights Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Newton Comm School District.
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