Enrollment
215
Elementary
DISTRICT 208 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DUNKERTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190954000624
Dunkerton Elementary
509 Canfield, Dunkerton, IA 50626 · (319) 822-4295 · Black Hawk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL215 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
83 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 | 39 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 21 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (31) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (21).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Dunkerton Elementary→Dunkerton High School
Based on grade levels within Dunkerton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.6pp since 2023
Math
85.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.3% | 85.2% |
| 2023-24 | 72.7% | 79.2% |
% 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
75.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Dunkerton Elementary
Dunkerton Elementary's state test result (75.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunkerton Elementary this school | 215 | 38.6% | 75.4% |
| Tripoli Elementary School Tripoli | 219 | 39.3% | 80.6% |
| Irwin Elementary School Irwin | 221 | 37.1% | N/A |
| Griswold Elementary Griswold | 227 | 36.6% | 67.5% |
| Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center Calamus | 236 | 37.7% | 73.8% |
| West Union Elementary School West Union | 228 | 36.0% | 82.2% |
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 Dunkerton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.4% | #233 of 564 | #9 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.2% | #118 of 564 ▲ 99 | #6 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #201 of 564 ▲ 42 | #8 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 215 | #537 of 705 | #21 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #305 of 561 | #16 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #438 of 561 | #20 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 38.6% | #385 of 666 | #14 of 21 |
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
215
+40 (+23%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 319
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 9.7:1
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 | 215 | 15.8 | 13.6:1 | 39% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 14.7 | 15.2:1 | 50% (111) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 16.5 | 12.3:1 | 49% (99) |
| 2020-21 | 175 | 18 | 9.7:1 | 38% (67) |
| 2017-18 | 199 | 18.9 | 10.6:1 | 37% (74) |
| 2015-16 | 263 | 20 | 13.2:1 | 41% (107) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 45% (131) |
| 2000-01 | 266 | 21 | 12.7:1 | 30% (80) |
| 1990-91 | 319 | 16 | 19.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Dunkerton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (199 to 215); teachers down 16% (18.9 to 15.8).
About Dunkerton Elementary
As a small elementary school, Dunkerton Elementary serves students in Dunkerton, Iowa. It serves 215 students in pre-K through 5. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Dunkerton Elementary is a school in Dunkerton Comm School District. The district has 2 schools and 415 students.
Dunkerton Elementary's enrollment is 90% White. It is also 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. For comparison, the population of Black Hawk County is roughly 80% White. Dunkerton Elementary's diversity index is 19%, against a US figure of 70%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.6:1, with 15.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 39%. The gap from the 52% average for public schools in Black Hawk County is 13 points.
On BeatsExpectations, Dunkerton Elementary is 2.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
Census Bureau estimates for Black Hawk County show that the median household income is $66,417, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Dunkerton Elementary is one of 35 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to Dunkerton Elementary is Dunkerton High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Dunkerton Elementary is 4th of 6 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
In the federal locale system, Dunkerton Elementary is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment at Dunkerton Elementary climbed 23% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 175 to 215 students. The ratio of students to teachers went from 9.7:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
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Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Dunkerton Comm School District
- Dunkerton High SchoolHigh · 200 students
Nearby schools
- Dunkerton High School0.0 mi · 200
- Triumph Elementary School7.5 mi · 42
- Jesup Elementary School7.7 mi · 412
- Jesup High School7.7 mi · 269
- Jesup Middle School7.7 mi · 249
- Fairbank Elementary School7.8 mi · 187
Frequently asked questions
About Dunkerton ElementaryHow large is Dunkerton Elementary?
Dunkerton Elementary enrolls approximately 215 students in grades PK-05.
Is Dunkerton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Dunkerton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Dunkerton Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Dunkerton Elementary is approximately 13.6:1 (16 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Dunkerton Elementary?
At Dunkerton Elementary, the student body is approximately 90% White, 4% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
What district is Dunkerton Elementary in?
Dunkerton Elementary is part of Dunkerton Comm School District.
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