Enrollment
76
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BENNETT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190474000134
Bennett Elementary School
300 Cedar St, Bennett, IA 52721 · (563) 890-2226 · Cedar County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL76 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
11 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
41 students
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 | 16 | 21% |
| Kindergarten | 11 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 9 | 12% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.7%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
45.5%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 Bennett Elementary School
Bennett Elementary School's state test result (60.6% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett Elementary School this school | 76 | 53.9% | 60.6% |
| Paton-Churdan Elementary Churdan | 86 | 55.8% | 75.2% |
| Orient Elementary School Orient | 58 | 51.7% | N/A |
| Tri-County Elementary School Thornburg | 102 | 50.0% | 63.2% |
| Anthon Elementary Anthon | 64 | 51.6% | N/A |
| Ruthven-Ayrshire Elementary School Ruthven | 89 | 49.4% | 48.7% |
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 Bennett Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Cedar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 76 | #676 of 705 | #6 of 7 |
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
76
-14 (-16%) vs 2020
-54% since 1990-91, when it was 164
Student : Teacher
6.7:1
was 9.0:1
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 | 76 | 11.3 | 6.7:1 | 54% (41) |
| 2023-24 | 72 | 11.2 | 6.4:1 | 53% (38) |
| 2022-23 | 86 | 11.1 | 7.8:1 | 43% (37) |
| 2020-21 | 90 | 10 | 9.0:1 | 50% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 69 | 9.5 | 7.3:1 | 42% (29) |
| 2015-16 | 79 | 9 | 8.8:1 | 37% (29) |
| 2010-11 | 87 | 10 | 8.7:1 | 36% (31) |
| 2000-01 | 131 | 9 | 14.6:1 | 20% (26) |
| 1990-91 | 164 | 12 | 13.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bennett Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (69 to 76); teachers up 19% (9.5 to 11.3).
About Bennett Elementary School
A very small elementary school in Bennett, Iowa, Bennett Elementary School is part of Bennett Comm School District. It teaches 76 students in pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 77% lower.
Bennett Elementary School falls under Bennett Comm School District.
Bennett Elementary School is 91% White by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 9% Hispanic. That is in line with Cedar County, where about 94% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bennett Elementary School scores 17%.
There are 11.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Bennett Elementary School, giving a ratio of 6.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. A total of 41 students, or 54%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 26 points above the 28% average for public schools in Cedar County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Bennett Elementary School is 65.0%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 60.6%.
Cedar County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $80,602, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Cedar County's 13 public schools enroll about 3,030 students and include Bennett Elementary School.
Tipton High School is about 7.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within ten miles of Bennett Elementary School, there are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 70.7%; Bennett Elementary School's is 60.6%, ranking 9th of 9.
Locale data from NCES put Bennett Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment was 76 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 90. Students per teacher dropped from 9.0 in 2020-21 to 6.7 in 2024-25.
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Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$80,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Bennett Elementary schools
10 other US public schools in 10 states are named Bennett Elementary. Bennett Elementary School is the 11th largest of the 11.
- Bennett ElementaryManassas, VA · 746 students
- BENNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLFargo, ND · 622 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolWOLFFORTH, TX · 610 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolBellevue, WA · 513 students
- Bennett Elementary SchoolDETROIT, MI · 498 students
Nearby schools
- Tipton High School7.8 mi · 302
- Tipton Elementary School8.6 mi · 284
- North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center8.6 mi · 168
- Tipton Middle School8.6 mi · 256
- Calamus-Wheatland Secondary Attendance Center9.7 mi · 182
- Durant Junior/Senior High School10.0 mi · 340
Frequently asked questions
About Bennett Elementary SchoolHow large is Bennett Elementary School?
Bennett Elementary School enrolls approximately 76 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bennett Elementary School serve?
Bennett Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bennett Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bennett Elementary School is approximately 6.7:1 (11 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bennett Elementary School?
At Bennett Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 9% Hispanic.
What district is Bennett Elementary School in?
Bennett Elementary School is part of Bennett Comm School District.
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