Diagonal Elementary School

Set in Diagonal, Iowa, Diagonal Elementary School is a minimally staffed K-5 school, one of the schools within Diagonal Comm School District. It teaches 58 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 82% below the state mean of about 325.

Diagonal Elementary School is one of 2 schools operated by Diagonal Comm School District, a district that teaches 110 students overall.

On demographics, Diagonal Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (100%). That composition is broadly in line with Ringgold County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Diagonal Elementary School has 7 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Diagonal Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 72.1%, the actual is 75.7%, a residual of +3.6 points.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Ringgold County put median household income runs about $73,346, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Ringgold County runs 4 public schools (combined enrollment of about 694 students), of which Diagonal Elementary School is one.

Diagonal Junior-Senior High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Diagonal Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 75.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Diagonal Elementary School's enrollment has declined 11% since 2018, when it stood at 65 (now 58). Class-load math has tightened: from 10.2:1 in 2018 to 8.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, the feed for Diagonal Elementary School typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.