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What's the one class at Central Lyon Elementary School every student should take?
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Enrollment
431
Elementary
DISTRICT 395 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL LYON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190696000306
Central Lyon Elementary School
1105 S Story, Rock Rapids, IA 51246 · (712) 472-2664 · Lyon County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL431 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A-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
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
129 students
DISTRICT 27% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 47 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is 90% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Central Lyon Elementary School→Central Lyon Secondary School
Based on grade levels within Central Lyon Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
88.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
81.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 88.7% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 90.4% | 81.7% |
% 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
82.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Central Lyon Elementary School
Central Lyon Elementary School's state test result (82.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lyon Elementary School this school | 431 | 29.9% | 82.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Osage | 405 | 29.4% | 75.5% |
| Pleasantville Elementary Pleasantville | 456 | 29.8% | 77.8% |
| Manson Northwest Webster Elementary Barnum | 439 | 31.7% | N/A |
| Ekstrand Elementary School De Witt | 464 | 30.2% | 77.3% |
| Logan-Magnolia Elementary School Logan | 431 | 32.3% | 82.7% |
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 Central Lyon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.7% | #82 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #196 of 564 ▼ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #32 of 564 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 431 | #179 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #256 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #454 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.9% | #508 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #121 of 168 |
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
431
+113 (+36%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 409
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 431 | 32.5 | 13.3:1 | 30% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 32.9 | 13.1:1 | 32% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 433 | 33 | 13.1:1 | 29% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 26 | 12.2:1 | 36% (116) |
| 2017-18 | 412 | 28.6 | 14.4:1 | 29% (121) |
| 2015-16 | 454 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 28% (128) |
| 2010-11 | 358 | 24 | 14.9:1 | 35% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 17 | 17.9:1 | 25% (75) |
| 1990-91 | 409 | 18 | 22.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Lyon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (412 to 431); teachers up 14% (28.6 to 32.5).
About Central Lyon Elementary School
Central Lyon Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school serving families in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 431 students. The average among elementary schools in Iowa is roughly 325 students; this school is 33% bigger than that.
The 2 schools in Central Lyon Comm School District enroll 789 students altogether, Central Lyon Elementary School among them.
About 91% of the student body at Central Lyon Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic and 2% Pacific Islander. The White share in Lyon County as a whole is similar, at about 94%. The school's diversity index is 17%, meaning two students picked at random have a 17% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.3:1, with 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Central Lyon Elementary School is 30%. For comparison, public schools in Lyon County average 30%.
Central Lyon Elementary School is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Central Lyon Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 82.7% actual against 77.0% predicted.
Census Bureau estimates for Lyon County show that the median household income is $76,746, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 4%. There are 9 public schools in Lyon County, enrolling about 2,157 students in all.
Nearest public school: Central Lyon Secondary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Central Lyon Elementary School at 4th of 9.
Central Lyon Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
The school enrolled 431 students in 2024-25, 113 more than the 318 it had in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.2:1 to 13.3:1.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Lyon County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,162
Census ACS
Median income
$76,746
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,157 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Lyon Comm School District
- Central Lyon Secondary SchoolHigh · 358 students
Nearby schools
- Central Lyon Secondary School0.1 mi · 358
- ELLSWORTH SECONDARY10.0 mi · 60
- ELLSWORTH ELEMENTARY10.0 mi · 76
- George-Little Rock Senior High School10.3 mi · 102
- George-Little Rock Middle School10.3 mi · 61
- HILLS-BEAVER CREEK SECONDARY12.5 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Central Lyon Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Central Lyon Elementary School?
Central Lyon Elementary School enrolls approximately 431 students in grades PK-06.
Is Central Lyon Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Central Lyon Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Central Lyon Elementary School?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at Central Lyon Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Central Lyon Elementary School?
At Central Lyon Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Central Lyon Elementary School public or private?
Central Lyon Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Lyon Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.