Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School

Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is one of the reasonably sized elementary-level communitys in Brooklyn, Iowa, run under Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District, with 300 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 6.

Within Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 568 students, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School lists that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest reads as 6% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Poweshiek County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 40% of students at Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 72.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 76.2%.

In the broader community, census data for Poweshiek County shows median household earnings sit near $67,391, roughly 27% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. Across Poweshiek County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,566 students), Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Jr-Sr High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 76.0%.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 15%: 355 students in 2018 compared to 300 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.