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Enrollment
435
Elementary
DISTRICT 344 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAGLE GROVE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190999001537
Eagle Grove Elementary
425 North Fort, Eagle Grove, IA 50533 · (515) 448-3126 · Wright County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL435 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- B-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
11.0:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
260 students
DISTRICT 60% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 48 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 16% larger than its 4th grade class (76).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 54% · 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
Based on grade levels within Eagle Grove Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
56.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.7pp since 2023
Math
67.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 56.5% | 67.2% |
| 2023-24 | 58.2% | 67.2% |
% 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
62.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Eagle Grove Elementary
Eagle Grove Elementary's state test result (62.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Grove Elementary this school | 435 | 59.8% | 62.2% |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School Clarion | 469 | 56.9% | 65.5% |
| Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School Belmond | 362 | 57.7% | 49.5% |
| South Tama County Elementary School Tama | 534 | 60.9% | 70.5% |
| South Side Elementary School Hampton | 303 | 60.4% | 67.9% |
| Clarke Community Elementary School Osceola | 652 | 60.1% | 51.1% |
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 Eagle Grove Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.2% | #444 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.2% | #424 of 564 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 56.5% | #474 of 564 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 435 | #173 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #42 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.3% | #183 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.8% | #132 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.2% | #42 of 168 |
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
435
+5 (+1%) vs 2020
+37% since 2010-11, when it was 318
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 435 | 39.4 | 11.0:1 | 60% (260) |
| 2023-24 | 443 | 36.8 | 12.0:1 | 55% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 430 | 34.7 | 12.4:1 | 63% (273) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 30 | 14.3:1 | 57% (244) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 28.7 | 12.6:1 | 70% (252) |
| 2015-16 | 376 | 26 | 14.5:1 | 69% (258) |
| 2010-11 | 318 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 54% (173) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eagle Grove Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (362 to 435); teachers up 37% (28.7 to 39.4).
About Eagle Grove Elementary
Eagle Grove Elementary sits in Eagle Grove, Iowa, and is classified as an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 4 attend, and enrollment is 435 students. The typical figure for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students.
Eagle Grove Elementary belongs to Eagle Grove Comm School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,032 students.
White students make up a majority at Eagle Grove Elementary, at 50%. The remaining shares are 45% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Wright County's population at about 77%. Eagle Grove Elementary's diversity index is 54%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.0:1. That is 2.7 students per teacher below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 60%.
The allk12 Grade for Eagle Grove Elementary is C. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 26% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Eagle Grove Elementary posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.2%, compared with a predicted 62.0%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Wright County census figures show that the median household income is $67,190, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 25% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 14%. Wright County is home to 9 public schools and about 2,451 public school students.
Robert Blue School is the public school closest to Eagle Grove Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, Eagle Grove Elementary places 6th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Remote, or in rural territory far from an urban area.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 430 to 435. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 14.3:1 to 11.0:1.
The Eagle Grove Elementary community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,791
Census ACS
Median income
$67,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eagle Grove Comm School District
- Eagle Grove High SchoolHigh · 329 students
- Robert Blue SchoolMiddle · 268 students
Other schools in Eagle Grove
- Eagle Grove High SchoolHigh · 329 students
- Robert Blue SchoolMiddle · 268 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Blue School0.1 mi · 268
- Eagle Grove High School0.5 mi · 329
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School10.5 mi · 469
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School11.0 mi · 291
- Webster City High School14.4 mi · 505
- Webster City Middle School14.8 mi · 454
Frequently asked questions
About Eagle Grove ElementaryHow large is Eagle Grove Elementary?
Eagle Grove Elementary enrolls approximately 435 students in grades PK-04.
Is Eagle Grove Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Eagle Grove Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Eagle Grove Elementary?
Approximately 11.0:1 students per teacher at Eagle Grove Elementary.
What is the student diversity at Eagle Grove Elementary?
Student demographics at Eagle Grove Elementary are roughly 50% White, 45% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Eagle Grove Elementary?
Eagle Grove Elementary is overseen by Eagle Grove Comm School District in Wright County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.