Dike Elementary School

Dike Elementary School operates as a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Dike, Iowa, run under Dike-New Hartford Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 306 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Within Dike-New Hartford Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 957 students, Dike Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Dike Elementary School lists that nearly all students (93%) are White. The remainder reads as 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Grundy County runs at roughly 32%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Dike Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 82.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 88.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Grundy County put median household earnings sit near $87,205, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grundy County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,334 students), Dike Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Dike-New Hartford High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Dike Elementary School comes 2nd of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 84.5%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dike Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 311 students in 2018 to 306 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.