Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 343 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLFAX-MINGO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190000900385
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
20 West Broadway, Colfax, IA 50054 · (515) 674-3465 · Jasper County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.2:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
171 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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 | 59 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 14% smaller than its 6th grade class (51).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School→Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Colfax-Mingo Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.1pp since 2023
Math
76.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.1% | 76.3% |
| 2023-24 | 71.0% | 73.9% |
% 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
69.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School's state test result (69.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colfax-Mingo Elementary School this school | 399 | 42.9% | 69.7% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Newton | 380 | 45.0% | 75.0% |
| Strawberry Hill Anamosa | 400 | 41.3% | 74.1% |
| Camanche Elementary Camanche | 358 | 40.5% | 63.0% |
| West Monona Elementary Onawa | 352 | 44.3% | 68.9% |
| Ledges Elementary School Boone | 336 | 40.8% | 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 Colfax-Mingo Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.7% | #337 of 564 | #7 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #287 of 564 ▲ 35 | #6 of 9 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.1% | #315 of 564 ▼ 45 | #6 of 9 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 399 | #221 of 705 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #250 of 561 | #4 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.0% | #403 of 561 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #320 of 666 | #5 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.1% | #137 of 168 | N/A |
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
399
+8 (+2%) vs 2020
+2% since 1990-91, when it was 390
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 399 | 30.1 | 13.2:1 | 43% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 402 | 32.8 | 12.2:1 | 43% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 391 | 29.8 | 13.1:1 | 40% (158) |
| 2020-21 | 391 | 27 | 14.5:1 | 42% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 387 | 22.3 | 17.4:1 | 45% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 25 | 15.4:1 | 47% (180) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 25 | 14.8:1 | 40% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 415 | 24 | 17.3:1 | 27% (111) |
| 1990-91 | 390 | 25 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Colfax-Mingo Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (387 to 399); teachers up 35% (22.3 to 30.1).
About Colfax-Mingo Elementary School
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Colfax, Iowa. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 399 students enrolled. It has 23% more students than the average for elementary schools in Iowa (about 325).
Colfax-Mingo Comm School District enrolls 686 students in 2 schools, including Colfax-Mingo Elementary School.
At Colfax-Mingo Elementary School, 88% of students are White. It is also 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put Jasper County at about 92% White, close to the school's figure. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Colfax-Mingo Elementary School scores 22%.
Its staff includes 30.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.2 students per teacher. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. There are 171 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 43% of enrollment. The average for public schools in Jasper County is similar, at 40%.
On the allk12 Grade, Colfax-Mingo Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 38% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.7% is within a point of the 70.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
The county, Jasper County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $71,311, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 18, with about 5,668 students.
Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School is about 0.8 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Colfax-Mingo Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 7 others within ten miles. Colfax-Mingo Elementary School's average proficiency of 69.7% compares with 74.8% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School is coded as Rural: Distant in federal locale data.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 391 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 399. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.5 to 13.2 over 4 years.
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Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Colfax-Mingo Comm School District
- Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High SchoolHigh · 287 students
Nearby schools
- Colfax-Mingo Jr/Sr High School0.8 mi · 287
- Prairie City Elementary School5.6 mi · 240
- PCM Middle School5.7 mi · 232
- Mitchellville Elementary6.1 mi · 255
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School8.9 mi · 380
- WEST Academy Alternative School9.2 mi · 51
Frequently asked questions
About Colfax-Mingo Elementary SchoolHow large is Colfax-Mingo Elementary School?
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-06.
Is Colfax-Mingo Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Colfax-Mingo Elementary School have?
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Colfax-Mingo Elementary School?
At Colfax-Mingo Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 8% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Colfax-Mingo Elementary School public or private?
Colfax-Mingo Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Colfax-Mingo Comm School District.
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