Baxter Elementary School

Baxter Elementary School is an elementary school of cozy scale in Baxter, Iowa, run under Baxter Comm School District, serveing 209 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 36% smaller than typical.

Baxter Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 471 students; Baxter Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Baxter Elementary School shows that nearly all students (92%) are White; the rest breaks down as 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Baxter Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 19.3:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 30% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Jasper County (around 40%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, Baxter Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 76.9%; this one delivers 74.8%.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Jasper County indicate median household earnings sit near $71,311, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Baxter Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Jasper County (combined enrollment of about 5,668 students).

The closest other public school is Baxter High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Baxter Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Baxter Elementary School has declined 7%, going from 224 students in 2018 to 209 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 19.3:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.