Enrollment
209
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BAXTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190438000113
Baxter Elementary School
202 E State, Baxter, IA 50028 · (641) 227-3102 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL209 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 46% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
19.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
63 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 27 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 29 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (29).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Baxter Elementary School→Baxter High School
Based on grade levels within Baxter Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.4pp since 2023
Math
84.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 84.1% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 81.6% |
% 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
74.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% 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 Baxter Elementary School
Baxter Elementary School's state test result (74.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baxter Elementary School this school | 209 | 30.1% | 74.8% |
| Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School Dysart | 219 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Parkersburg Elementary School Parkersburg | 211 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Turkey Valley Elementary School Jackson Junction | 198 | 28.8% | 83.7% |
| Lynnville-Sully Elementary School Sully | 224 | 29.0% | 83.8% |
| South Winneshiek Elementary School Ossian | 198 | 33.3% | 79.7% |
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 Baxter Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #246 of 564 | #5 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #142 of 564 ▲ 32 | #3 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #136 of 564 ▲ 127 | #2 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 209 | #547 of 705 | #9 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.3:1 | #554 of 561 | #9 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.5% | #497 of 561 | #7 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.1% | #504 of 666 | #6 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.7% | #261 of 359 | N/A |
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
209
-31 (-13%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 186
Student : Teacher
19.3:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 209 | 10.8 | 19.3:1 | 30% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 15.8 | 14.3:1 | 28% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 16.9 | 13.6:1 | 27% (62) |
| 2020-21 | 240 | 15 | 16.0:1 | 22% (53) |
| 2017-18 | 224 | 15.2 | 14.8:1 | 19% (42) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 16 | 14.6:1 | 26% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 252 | 14 | 18.0:1 | 28% (71) |
| 2000-01 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 16% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 186 | 9 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Baxter Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 7% (224 to 209); teachers down 29% (15.2 to 10.8).
About Baxter Elementary School
Baxter Elementary School sits in Baxter, Iowa, and is classified as an elementary school. The school enrolls 209 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average enrollment is about 325.
Baxter Comm School District runs 2 schools with a combined 471 students. Baxter Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 92% of students at Baxter Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 4% Hispanic. Jasper County residents are about 92% White, a similar share. A diversity index of 14% means there is a 14% chance two randomly chosen students at Baxter Elementary School are from different groups.
Baxter Elementary School reports a ratio of 19.3 students per teacher, from 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is 5.6 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Baxter Elementary School, 30% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Jasper County is 40%.
Baxter Elementary School holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 46% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Baxter Elementary School would be expected to post about 76.9%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 74.8%.
Looking at the county, Jasper County, the median household earns about $71,311 a year, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Jasper County has 18 public schools with about 5,668 students, including Baxter Elementary School.
Baxter High School sits less than a tenth of a mile from Baxter Elementary School. Around the school, 4 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Baxter Elementary School is 4th among 8 schools close by.
Baxter Elementary School is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Distant.
In 2020-21, Baxter Elementary School enrolled 240 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 209. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 16.0:1 to 19.3:1.
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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 Baxter Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Baxter Elementary. Baxter Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- BAXTER ELEMENTARYBAXTER, MN · 506 students
- Baxter ElementaryAnchorage, AK · 239 students
Nearby schools
- Baxter High School0.0 mi · 262
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School9.5 mi · 380
- Collins-Maxwell Elementary School9.5 mi · 182
- WEST Academy Alternative School9.7 mi · 51
- Emerson Hough Elementary School10.1 mi · 336
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School10.3 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About Baxter Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Baxter Elementary School?
Baxter Elementary School enrolls approximately 209 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Baxter Elementary School serve?
Baxter Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Baxter Elementary School?
Approximately 19.3:1 students per teacher at Baxter Elementary School.
How diverse is Baxter Elementary School?
Baxter Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Baxter Elementary School?
Baxter Elementary School is overseen by Baxter Comm School District in Jasper County.
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