Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 284 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BROOKLYN-GUERNSEY-MALCOM COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190549000173
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School
1090 Jackson Street, Brooklyn, IA 52211 · (641) 522-9268 · Poweshiek County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% 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.
- 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
12.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
119 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 18% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 29% larger than its 6th grade class (35).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School→Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.5pp since 2023
Math
77.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.6% | 77.2% |
| 2023-24 | 80.1% | 75.1% |
% 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
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School this school | 300 | 39.7% | 76.2% |
| Nodaway Valley Elementary School Greenfield | 312 | 41.3% | 75.0% |
| South O'Brien Elem School - Primghar Center Primghar | 328 | 38.1% | 73.4% |
| Iowa Valley Elementary School Marengo | 314 | 41.1% | 78.6% |
| Sigourney Elementary Sigourney | 318 | 41.5% | 70.1% |
| Mount Ayr Elementary Mount Ayr | 280 | 41.4% | 76.6% |
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 Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #216 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.2% | #273 of 564 ▲ 27 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #71 of 564 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #376 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #165 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #472 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.7% | #369 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #147 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
300
-42 (-12%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 300 | 24 | 12.5:1 | 40% (119) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 24.2 | 12.9:1 | 34% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 296 | 24.2 | 12.2:1 | 34% (101) |
| 2020-21 | 342 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 35% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 355 | 23.9 | 14.9:1 | 30% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 325 | 22 | 14.8:1 | 29% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 305 | 18 | 16.9:1 | 37% (114) |
| 2000-01 | 343 | 24 | 14.3:1 | 20% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (355 to 300); teachers up 1% (23.9 to 24).
About Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with an address in Brooklyn, Iowa. The latest federal count shows 300 students in pre-K through 6.
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District has a total of 2 schools and 568 students, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School among them.
At Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School, White students make up 91% of the student body. The school is also 6% Hispanic. That is close to the 90% White share among all Poweshiek County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 16%.
Federal data list 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School in 2024-25, for a ratio of 12.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 40%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The model predicts 72.1% for a school in Iowa with Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share. Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School posts 76.2%.
Across Poweshiek County, median household income is about $67,391, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 27%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is among the 11 public schools in Poweshiek County.
The closest public school to Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles of Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School, there are 3 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is 4th of 8 on proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Remote, means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 300, 12% below the 342 of 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.3:1 to 12.5:1.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Poweshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,545
Census ACS
Median income
$67,391
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,566 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District
- Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 268 students
Other schools in Brooklyn
- Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School0.0 mi · 268
- H-L-V Junior-Senior High School7.8 mi · 133
- H-L-V Elementary School7.8 mi · 168
- Montezuma Junior High School11.0 mi · 106
- Montezuma Elementary School11.0 mi · 218
- Montezuma High School11.0 mi · 140
Frequently asked questions
About Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary SchoolHow large is Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades PK-06.
Is Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School have?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School?
At Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School public or private?
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District.
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