Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190948000603
Bryant Elementary School
1280 Rush St, Dubuque, IA 52003 · (563) 552-3400 · Dubuque County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 94% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.5:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
100 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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 | 24 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
81.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
83.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.7% | 83.8% |
| 2023-24 | 84.8% | 86.2% |
% 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
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Bryant Elementary School
Bryant Elementary School's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Elementary School this school | 299 | 33.4% | 84.6% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School Council Bluffs | 271 | 33.9% | 68.0% |
| Clark Elementary School New London | 314 | 35.4% | 66.8% |
| Guthrie Center Elementary School Guthrie Center | 253 | 31.6% | 79.4% |
| Bertha Godfrey Elementary School Algona | 283 | 29.7% | N/A |
| Fairview Elementary School Grinnell | 242 | 34.7% | N/A |
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 Bryant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dubuque County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #58 of 564 | #1 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #147 of 564 ▼ 57 | #4 of 16 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.7% | #121 of 564 ▼ 77 | #3 of 16 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #380 of 705 | #12 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #281 of 561 | #9 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #330 of 561 | #9 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.4% | #453 of 666 | #10 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #138 of 168 | #7 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
299
+10 (+3%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 392
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 16.1:1
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 | 299 | 22.2 | 13.5:1 | 33% (100) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 22 | 14.3:1 | 27% (84) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 22.9 | 13.7:1 | 31% (98) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 18 | 16.1:1 | 30% (88) |
| 2017-18 | 290 | 17.6 | 16.5:1 | 29% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 34% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 29% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 306 | 15 | 20.4:1 | 22% (68) |
| 1990-91 | 392 | 19 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bryant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (290 to 299); teachers up 26% (17.6 to 22.2).
About Bryant Elementary School
This page covers Bryant Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school in Dubuque, Iowa. The school has 299 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5.
Dubuque Comm School District operates 19 schools. Combined enrollment is 9,843 students.
Of every 100 students at Bryant Elementary School, about 82 are White. After that, the student body is 9% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at Bryant Elementary School are from different groups.
With 22.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.5:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 13.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Bryant Elementary School, 33% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Bryant Elementary School outscored 94%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Bryant Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 84.6% and a predicted 75.2%.
The county, Dubuque County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,630 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Dubuque County has 26 public schools with about 13,164 students, including Bryant Elementary School.
Bryant Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is George Washington Middle School, about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Bryant Elementary School, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Bryant Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Bryant Elementary School as City: Small, meaning inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 10 students, from 289 to 299. Federal data show the ratio falling from 16.1:1 to 13.5:1.
The allk12 page for Bryant Elementary School lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Dubuque County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,030
Census ACS
Median income
$77,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dubuque Comm School District
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Dubuque Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other schools in Dubuque
- Hempstead High SchoolHigh · 1,499 students
- Dubuque Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,490 students
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,081 students
- George Washington Middle SchoolMiddle · 584 students
- Eisenhower Elementary SchoolElementary · 568 students
- Carver Elementary SchoolElementary · 499 students
Other Bryant Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 12 states are named Bryant Elementary. Bryant Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 19.
- Bryant Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 608 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolAlgona, IA · 197 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolBROOKSHIRE, TX · 1,194 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolMableton, GA · 865 students
- BRYANT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 852 students
Nearby schools
- George Washington Middle School0.7 mi · 584
- Lincoln Elementary School0.8 mi · 257
- Prescott Elementary School1.4 mi · 352
- Irving Elementary School1.6 mi · 409
- Dubuque Senior High School1.6 mi · 1,490
- Table Mound Elementary School1.8 mi · 425
Frequently asked questions
About Bryant Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Bryant Elementary School?
Bryant Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Bryant Elementary School serve?
Bryant Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bryant Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bryant Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Bryant Elementary School?
At Bryant Elementary School, the student body is approximately 82% White, 9% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Bryant Elementary School public or private?
Bryant Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Dubuque Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.