Enrollment
328
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EARLHAM COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191005000640
Earlham Elementary School
535 N Chestnut Ave, Earlham, IA 50072 · (515) 758-2213 · Madison County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL328 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
66 students
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Earlham Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.1pp since 2023
Math
91.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 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 5 points.
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
82.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
81.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
328
+5 (+2%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.6:1
% White
95%
was 93%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Earlham Elementary School
Earlham Elementary School operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Earlham, Iowa, run under Earlham Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 328 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.
Earlham Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Earlham Comm School District, a district that instructs 659 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Earlham Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (95%). The remainder is composed of 2% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.
In terms of school funding signals, Earlham Elementary School logs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Earlham Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 20% of students at Earlham Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, Earlham Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 81.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.4%.
Across the wider county, census data for Madison County shows median household income runs about $90,855, 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Earlham Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in Madison County (combined enrollment of about 3,355 students).
Nearest neighbor: Earlham Senior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Earlham Elementary School at 5th of 7; the average score across the group is 84.6%.
Earlham Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Earlham Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 323 students in 2018 to 328 in 2025.
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Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,926
Census ACS
Median income
$90,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Earlham Comm School District
- Earlham Senior High SchoolHigh · 189 students
- Earlham Middle SchoolMiddle · 142 students
Other schools in Earlham
- Earlham Senior High SchoolHigh · 189 students
- Earlham Middle SchoolMiddle · 142 students
Nearby schools
- Earlham Senior High School0.0 mi · 189
- Earlham Middle School0.0 mi · 142
- Dexter Elementary School5.7 mi · 186
- DeSoto Intermediate School6.5 mi · 337
- West Central Valley Middle School7.6 mi · 191
- Meadow View Elementary9.1 mi · 520
Frequently asked questions
About Earlham Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Earlham Elementary School?
Earlham Elementary School enrolls approximately 328 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Earlham Elementary School serve?
Earlham Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Earlham Elementary School?
Approximately 12.1:1 students per teacher at Earlham Elementary School.
How diverse is Earlham Elementary School?
Earlham Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Earlham Elementary School?
Earlham Elementary School is overseen by Earlham Comm School District in Madison County.
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