Enrollment
160
Elementary
DISTRICT 155 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BCLUW COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190444000119
BCLUW Elementary School
414 Lillian St, Conrad, IA 50621 · (641) 366-2811 · Grundy County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL160 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 67% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
11.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
60 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 22 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 25 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (25) is 7% smaller than its 4th grade class (27).
Student demographics
18%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
Based on grade levels within BCLUW Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
84.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 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 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.2% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 78.8% |
% 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
77.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 BCLUW Elementary School
BCLUW Elementary School's state test result (77.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCLUW Elementary School this school | 160 | 37.5% | 77.2% |
| Valley Elementary School Elgin | 169 | 36.7% | 81.2% |
| Keota Elementary School Keota | 165 | 37.6% | 70.2% |
| North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center Lowden | 168 | 38.1% | 77.1% |
| Clarksville Elementary School Clarksville | 176 | 35.8% | 69.1% |
| Harris-Lake Park Elementary School Lake Park | 167 | 40.7% | 67.8% |
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 BCLUW Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #189 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #137 of 564 ▲ 87 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #257 of 564 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 160 | #611 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.5% | #398 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.4% | #69 of 359 |
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
160
-21 (-12%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 240
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 160 | 13.6 | 11.8:1 | 38% (60) |
| 2023-24 | 173 | 13.6 | 12.7:1 | 40% (70) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 13.6 | 13.2:1 | 47% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 181 | 12 | 15.1:1 | 38% (69) |
| 2017-18 | 209 | 13.4 | 15.7:1 | 33% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 241 | 14 | 17.2:1 | 39% (93) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 15 | 14.5:1 | 30% (66) |
| 2000-01 | 264 | 15 | 17.6:1 | 22% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 240 | 15 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BCLUW Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (209 to 160); teachers up 2% (13.4 to 13.6).
About BCLUW Elementary School
The public elementary school BCLUW Elementary School is located in Conrad, Iowa. Total enrollment is 160 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 4. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 51% lower.
BCLUW Comm School District oversees BCLUW Elementary School and 2 other schools, with 464 students in total.
Of every 100 students at BCLUW Elementary School, about 91 are White. It is also 5% Hispanic and 3% Black. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
BCLUW Elementary School has 13.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.8:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 38%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, BCLUW Elementary School outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at BCLUW Elementary School are 4.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (77.2% actual, 73.2% predicted).
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Grundy County show that median household income comes to about $87,205, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county's public schools total 11, with about 2,334 students.
BCLUW Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is BCLUW High School, about 0.3 miles away. The ten-mile area around BCLUW Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Local comparison: BCLUW Elementary School ranks 5th of 5 nearby schools, at 77.2% versus an 84.7% average.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school's student count decreased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 15.1 to 11.8 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at BCLUW Elementary School. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,384
Census ACS
Median income
$87,205
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,334 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in BCLUW Comm School District
- BCLUW High SchoolHigh · 172 students
- BCLUW Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- BCLUW High School0.3 mi · 172
- Gladbrook-Reinbeck Preschool8.5 mi · 11
- GMG Elementary School8.8 mi · 271
- Grundy Center High School9.9 mi · 241
- Grundy Center Middle School9.9 mi · 219
- Choice Charter School10.2 mi · 257
Frequently asked questions
About BCLUW Elementary SchoolHow many students attend BCLUW Elementary School?
BCLUW Elementary School enrolls approximately 160 students in grades PK-04.
Is BCLUW Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
BCLUW Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at BCLUW Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at BCLUW Elementary School is approximately 11.8:1 (14 FTE teachers).
How diverse is BCLUW Elementary School?
BCLUW Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is BCLUW Elementary School in?
BCLUW Elementary School is part of BCLUW Comm School District.
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