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How has Brookview Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051000699
Brookview Elementary School
8000 E.P. True Parkway, West Des Moines, IA 50266 · (515) 987-5166 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
22%
130 students
DISTRICT 19% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 83 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 99 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (83) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
85.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 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 up about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.4% | 85.6% |
| 2023-24 | 82.3% | 85.3% |
% 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
82.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.0pp
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 Brookview Elementary School
Brookview Elementary School's state test result (82.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brookview Elementary School this school | 592 | 22.0% | 82.0% |
| Riverdale Heights Elem School Bettendorf | 628 | 19.9% | 87.7% |
| Sugar Creek Elementary School Waukee | 630 | 18.6% | 79.0% |
| Timber Ridge Elementary Johnston | 667 | 27.3% | 73.9% |
| Woodland Hills Elementary School West Des Moines | 578 | 21.6% | 83.3% |
| Lawson Elementary School Johnston | 545 | 33.2% | 78.1% |
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 Brookview Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #97 of 564 | #8 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.6% | #110 of 564 ▼ 7 | #9 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.4% | #91 of 564 ▼ 19 | #9 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #40 of 705 | #6 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #385 of 561 | #8 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.4% | #162 of 561 | #6 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.0% | #580 of 666 | #9 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.5% | #232 of 359 | #6 of 9 |
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
592
0 (0%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 615
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 14.8:1
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 | 592 | 41.3 | 14.3:1 | 22% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 642 | 45 | 14.3:1 | 23% (148) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 43.3 | 13.9:1 | 21% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 592 | 40 | 14.8:1 | 15% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 38.3 | 17.1:1 | 13% (88) |
| 2015-16 | 566 | 36 | 15.7:1 | 13% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 615 | 38 | 16.2:1 | 17% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Brookview Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 9% (654 to 592); teachers up 8% (38.3 to 41.3).
About Brookview Elementary School
Brookview Elementary School is a large elementary school in Iowa, located in West Des Moines. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 592 students. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
Waukee Comm School District, which runs Brookview Elementary School, has 19 schools and 13,917 students.
By race and ethnicity, Brookview Elementary School is 62% White. The remaining students are 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 7% Black. Census figures show Dallas County is about 84% White. By the diversity index, Brookview Elementary School comes in at 57%.
Its 41.3 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 14.3:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 22%. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is about the same, 22%.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Brookview Elementary School is 81.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 82.0%.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: median household income is about $102,379, 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Dallas County number 41 and enroll about 22,938.
The closest public school to Brookview Elementary School is Maple Grove Elementary School, about 1.6 miles away. Within five miles of Brookview Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, Brookview Elementary School is ahead of the 79.1% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 9.
NCES describes the area around Brookview Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 592, starting from 592.
The Brookview Elementary School community page is open for posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukee Comm School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in West Des Moines
- Valley High SchoolHigh · 2,178 students
- Westridge ElementaryElementary · 744 students
- Valley SouthwoodsHigh · 678 students
- Jordan Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 652 students
- Stilwell Junior High SchoolMiddle · 645 students
- Woodland Hills Elementary SchoolElementary · 578 students
Other Brookview Elementary schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Brookview Elementary. Brookview Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 7.
- Brookview ElementaryWOODBURY, MN · 607 students
- Brookview Elementary SchoolIndianapolis, IN · 507 students
- Brookview Elementary SchoolRockford, IL · 484 students
- BROOKVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLJACKSONVILLE, FL · 465 students
- Brookview Elementary SchoolEast Point, GA · 425 students
Nearby schools
- Maple Grove Elementary School1.6 mi · 577
- Westridge Elementary1.8 mi · 744
- Woodland Hills Elementary School2.0 mi · 578
- Eason Elementary School2.4 mi · 590
- Crossroads Park Elementary School2.5 mi · 530
- South Middle School2.6 mi · 1,092
Frequently asked questions
About Brookview Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Brookview Elementary School?
Brookview Elementary School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Brookview Elementary School serve?
Brookview Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Brookview Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at Brookview Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Brookview Elementary School?
Student demographics at Brookview Elementary School are roughly 62% White, 9% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Brookview Elementary School public or private?
Brookview Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waukee Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.