Enrollment
288
Elementary
DISTRICT 490 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DENISON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190891002097
Broadway Elementary School
1515 Broadway, Denison, IA 51442 · (712) 263-3103 · Crawford County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL288 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
204 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 137 | 48% |
| Grade 5 | 151 | 52% |
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Denison Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.2pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.4% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.2% | 78.5% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 57% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Broadway Elementary School
Broadway Elementary School's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway Elementary School this school | 288 | 70.8% | 70.7% |
| Anson Elementary School Marshalltown | 286 | 83.9% | 65.6% |
| Storm Lake Early Elementary School Storm lake | 437 | 73.7% | N/A |
| Rogers Elementary School Marshalltown | 253 | 86.2% | 49.4% |
| Roundy Elementary School Columbus Junction | 383 | 70.2% | 60.3% |
| Franklin Elementary School Marshalltown | 358 | 73.7% | 69.7% |
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 Broadway Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Crawford County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #318 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #302 of 564 ▼ 65 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.4% | #289 of 564 ▼ 35 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 288 | #403 of 705 | #2 of 6 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #461 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #217 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.8% | #69 of 666 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.2% | #269 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
288
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
+8% since 2010-11, when it was 267
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 71% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 16.5 | 16.9:1 | 69% (191) |
| 2022-23 | 281 | 16.5 | 17.0:1 | 65% (182) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 17 | 17.6:1 | 77% (232) |
| 2017-18 | 307 | 17.5 | 17.5:1 | 82% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 19 | 15.2:1 | 82% (236) |
| 2010-11 | 267 | 15 | 17.8:1 | 76% (202) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Broadway Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (307 to 288); teachers up 8% (17.5 to 19).
About Broadway Elementary School
Broadway Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Denison, Iowa. It covers grades 4 through 5, with a total enrollment of 288 students.
Denison Comm School District is responsible for 4 schools, Broadway Elementary School included, with 2,258 students in all.
Roughly 66% of students at Broadway Elementary School are Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 25% White, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Among all residents of Crawford County, the Hispanic share is about 31%. The school's diversity index is 50%, meaning two students picked at random have a 50% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Broadway Elementary School's 19 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.2:1. That is 1.5 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 71%. That rate is above the 59% average among public schools in Crawford County.
allk12 grades Broadway Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school in Iowa with Broadway Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 56.5%. Broadway Elementary School scores 70.7%.
Crawford County has these Census figures: the median household income is $67,027, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 18% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Crawford County is home to 11 public schools and about 3,007 public school students.
Denison Elementary School is located about 0.4 miles from Broadway Elementary School. The five-mile area around Broadway Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Broadway Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
Broadway Elementary School is coded as Town: Remote in federal locale data.
Over 4 years, Broadway Elementary School's enrollment declined 4%, to 288. By 2024-25, the school had 15.2 students per teacher, compared with 17.6 in 2020-21.
Discussion on this page can cover school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Crawford County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,277
Census ACS
Median income
$67,027
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
18%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
3,007 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Denison Comm School District
- Denison High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- Denison Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Denison Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Other schools in Denison
- Denison High SchoolHigh · 777 students
- Denison Elementary SchoolElementary · 691 students
- Denison Middle SchoolMiddle · 502 students
Other Broadway Elementary schools
7 other US public schools in 8 states are named Broadway Elementary. Broadway Elementary School is the 7th largest of the 8.
- Broadway Elementary SchoolSPRING, TX · 914 students
- Broadway ElementaryVenice, CA · 546 students
- Broadway ElementaryBroadway, NC · 490 students
- Broadway Elementary SchoolTipp City, OH · 452 students
- BROADWAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLELMIRA, NY · 364 students
Nearby schools
- Denison Elementary School0.4 mi · 691
- Denison High School0.8 mi · 777
- Denison Middle School1.1 mi · 502
- Boyer Valley Elementary School9.6 mi · 208
- Schleswig Middle School11.0 mi · 51
- Schleswig Elementary School11.0 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Broadway Elementary SchoolHow large is Broadway Elementary School?
Broadway Elementary School enrolls approximately 288 students in grades 04-05.
Is Broadway Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Broadway Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many students per teacher at Broadway Elementary School?
Approximately 15.2:1 students per teacher at Broadway Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Broadway Elementary School?
At Broadway Elementary School, the student body is approximately 25% White, 66% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Broadway Elementary School public or private?
Broadway Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Denison Comm School District.
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