Enrollment
390
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAWTON-BRONSON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191644000980
Bronson Elementary School
113 West 1st Street, Bronson, IA 51007 · (712) 948-3361 · Woodbury County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL390 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 75% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.5:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
21%
83 students
DISTRICT 23% · 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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (63) is 37% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
12%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
Bronson Elementary School→Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Lawton-Bronson Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.6pp since 2023
Math
86.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.3pp 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 86 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.7% | 86.1% |
| 2023-24 | 84.3% | 84.8% |
% 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
82.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 81% 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 Bronson Elementary School
Bronson Elementary School's state test result (82.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Elementary School this school | 390 | 21.3% | 82.5% |
| Atkins Elementary School Atkins | 394 | 19.3% | 83.0% |
| Center Point-Urbana Primary School Center Point | 365 | 19.2% | N/A |
| North Ridge Elementary Waverly | 397 | 20.4% | N/A |
| Bellevue Elementary School Bellevue | 405 | 18.8% | 80.8% |
| Epworth Elementary School Epworth | 360 | 19.2% | 78.5% |
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 Bronson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Woodbury County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.5% | #84 of 564 | #2 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #96 of 564 ▲ 13 | #1 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #140 of 564 ▼ 91 | #5 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 390 | #234 of 705 | #11 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #406 of 561 | #16 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.8% | #520 of 561 | #18 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 21.3% | #584 of 666 | #18 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.0% | #100 of 168 | #5 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
390
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 323
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 390 | 26.8 | 14.5:1 | 21% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 27.7 | 14.0:1 | 25% (97) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 27.7 | 14.2:1 | 23% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 387 | 25 | 15.5:1 | 19% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 361 | 24.9 | 14.5:1 | 19% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 21% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 347 | 20 | 17.4:1 | 18% (63) |
| 2000-01 | 294 | 16 | 18.4:1 | 16% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 323 | 18 | 17.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bronson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (361 to 390); teachers up 8% (24.9 to 26.8).
About Bronson Elementary School
Bronson Elementary School is a public mid-sized elementary school in Bronson, Iowa. Its grade span covers pre-K through 6, with 390 students on the rolls.
The 2 schools of Lawton-Bronson Comm School District, including Bronson Elementary School, enroll 729 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Bronson Elementary School is White, at 94%. It is also 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. Woodbury County's residents are about 71% White, 23 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 12%.
Its staff includes 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 14.5 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is higher. Roughly 21% of students at Bronson Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Woodbury County, the average is 60%.
Bronson Elementary School holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Bronson Elementary School would be expected to post about 81.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 82.5%.
In Woodbury County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $73,658, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. There are 37 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,210, Bronson Elementary School among them.
Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School, about 5.0 miles away, is the closest public school. A ten-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Bronson Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, Bronson Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 387 to 390.
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Woodbury County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
106,247
Census ACS
Median income
$73,658
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
37
18,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lawton-Bronson Comm School District
- Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 339 students
Other Bronson Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Bronson Elementary. Bronson Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- BRONSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRONSON, FL · 586 students
Nearby schools
- Lawton-Bronson Junior-Senior High School5.0 mi · 339
- Nodland Elementary School7.0 mi · 249
- East High School7.0 mi · 1,495
- East Middle School7.1 mi · 1,076
- Sergeant Bluff-Luton Senior High School7.2 mi · 552
- Sergeant Bluff-Luton Middle School7.2 mi · 400
Frequently asked questions
About Bronson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bronson Elementary School?
Bronson Elementary School enrolls approximately 390 students in grades PK-06.
Is Bronson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Bronson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bronson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bronson Elementary School is approximately 14.5:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bronson Elementary School?
At Bronson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is Bronson Elementary School public or private?
Bronson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lawton-Bronson Comm School District.
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