Central Elementary School

Central Elementary School is one of the heavily attended elementary campuss in Nevada, Iowa, run under Nevada Comm School District, with 632 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. Enrollment runs roughly 94% above the state mean of about 325.

Across the 3 schools in Nevada Comm School District (1,572 students total), Central Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Central Elementary School logs that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 13% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 41% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Story County's rate of about 28%.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.7%; actual is 85.8%, +14.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Story County) logs that median household earnings sit near $69,685, about 55% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Story County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,665 students), of which Central Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Nevada High School, roughly 0.4 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Central Elementary School at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 75.5%.

The school occupies a town-center site.

Looking at the recent track record. Central Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 7% since 2018, when it stood at 676 (now 632). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 9% to 13% over that span.

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