Enrollment
58
Elementary
DISTRICT 55 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DIAGONAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190906000593
Diagonal Elementary School
403 W 2nd Street, Diagonal, IA 50845 · (641) 734-5331 · Ringgold County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL58 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
8.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
23 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 9 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 10 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 7 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 8 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 12% |
Student demographics
0%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 0% · 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
Diagonal Elementary School→Diagonal Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Diagonal Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.8%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
81.8%
IA avg 69.8%
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 82 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
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
75.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Diagonal Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagonal Elementary School this school | 58 | 39.7% | 75.7% |
| AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg Wellsburg | 59 | 33.9% | N/A |
| Olin Elementary School Olin | 74 | 41.9% | 56.8% |
| Salem Elementary School Salem | 86 | 36.0% | 91.6% |
| Earlville Elementary School Earlville | 91 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Stratford Elementary Stratford | 74 | 39.2% | 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 Diagonal Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 58 | #686 of 705 |
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
58
-20 (-26%) vs 2020
-39% since 1990-91, when it was 95
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 58 | 6.8 | 8.5:1 | 40% (23) |
| 2023-24 | 58 | 6.8 | 8.5:1 | 48% (28) |
| 2022-23 | 68 | 6.7 | 10.1:1 | 40% (27) |
| 2020-21 | 78 | 6 | 13.0:1 | 64% (50) |
| 2017-18 | 65 | 6.4 | 10.2:1 | 60% (39) |
| 2015-16 | 65 | 4 | 16.3:1 | 55% (36) |
| 2010-11 | 61 | 6 | 10.2:1 | 48% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 35 | 6 | 5.8:1 | 86% (30) |
| 1990-91 | 95 | 8 | 11.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Diagonal Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (65 to 58); teachers up 7% (6.4 to 6.8).
About Diagonal Elementary School
Diagonal Elementary School, a very small elementary school, is located in Diagonal, Iowa. The school counted 58 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 5. That is 82% below the average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
The district, Diagonal Comm School District, has 110 students enrolled across 2 schools.
Of every 100 students at Diagonal Elementary School, about 100 are White. Census estimates put Ringgold County at about 96% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 0% means there is a 0% chance two randomly chosen students at Diagonal Elementary School are from different groups.
Diagonal Elementary School has 6.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is 5.2 students per teacher. At Diagonal Elementary School, 40% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The average for public schools in Ringgold County is similar, at 43%.
Diagonal Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 75.7%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 72.1%.
For the population of Ringgold County, median household income comes to about $73,346, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Ringgold County counts 4 public schools with about 694 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Diagonal Junior-Senior High School, is the closest to Diagonal Elementary School. Diagonal Elementary School has 3 other public schools within ten miles. The nearest schools with test data average 75.2%, lower than Diagonal Elementary School's 75.7%.
For locale, NCES codes Diagonal Elementary School as Rural: Remote.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 26% decline, from 78 to 58. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.0:1 in 2020-21, and 8.5:1 in 2024-25.
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Ringgold County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
4,645
Census ACS
Median income
$73,346
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
694 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Diagonal Comm School District
- Diagonal Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 52 students
Nearby schools
- Diagonal Junior-Senior High School0.1 mi · 52
- Mount Ayr Elementary8.7 mi · 280
- Mount Ayr High School8.8 mi · 304
- Lenox Elementary School12.1 mi · 308
- Lenox High School12.1 mi · 219
- East Union Elementary17.3 mi · 201
Frequently asked questions
About Diagonal Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Diagonal Elementary School?
Diagonal Elementary School enrolls approximately 58 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Diagonal Elementary School serve?
Diagonal Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Diagonal Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Diagonal Elementary School is approximately 8.5:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Diagonal Elementary School?
Student demographics at Diagonal Elementary School are roughly 100% White.
Who oversees Diagonal Elementary School?
Diagonal Elementary School is overseen by Diagonal Comm School District in Ringgold County.
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