Bailey Park Elementary School

Bailey Park Elementary School is an intimate elementary-level community in Grinnell, Iowa, overseen by Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District. The school instructs 147 students in grades K through 2. That puts it 55% below the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Bailey Park Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Grinnell-Newburg Comm School District, a district that instructs 1,534 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bailey Park Elementary School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Poweshiek County put median household earnings sit near $67,391, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Bailey Park Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in Poweshiek County (combined enrollment of about 2,566 students).

Nearest neighbor: Grinnell Community Senior High School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Bailey Park Elementary School.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Bailey Park Elementary School has changed only slightly, going from 150 students in 2018 to 147 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 93% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has grew: from 11.9:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the Bailey Park Elementary School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.