Enrollment
303
Elementary
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST BUCHANAN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191011000642
East Buchanan Elementary School
414 5th St North, Winthrop, IA 50682 · (319) 935-3660 · Buchanan County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL303 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.8:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
94 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 | 30 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (36).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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 East Buchanan Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.4pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.6pp 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 81 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 down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.4% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 83.6% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 East Buchanan Elementary School
East Buchanan Elementary School's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Buchanan Elementary School this school | 303 | 31.0% | 76.0% |
| Panorama Elementary Panora | 306 | 31.7% | 65.3% |
| Clayton Ridge Elementary School Garnavillo | 293 | 30.7% | 75.9% |
| MFL MarMac Elementary School Monona | 318 | 28.6% | 73.7% |
| Grundy Center Elementary School Grundy Center | 283 | 32.5% | 82.0% |
| Danville Elementary School Danville | 362 | 30.9% | 81.8% |
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 East Buchanan Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Buchanan County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #220 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #200 of 564 ▼ 67 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #200 of 564 ▲ 55 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 303 | #369 of 705 | #3 of 12 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.8:1 | #325 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.3% | #548 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.0% | #483 of 666 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #274 of 359 | N/A |
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
303
+25 (+9%) vs 2020
+77% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
13.8:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 303 | 21.9 | 13.8:1 | 31% (94) |
| 2023-24 | 316 | 21.9 | 14.4:1 | 26% (82) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 21.9 | 14.1:1 | 29% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 17 | 16.4:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 22 | 14.6:1 | 32% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 321 | 17 | 18.9:1 | 33% (106) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 17 | 17.5:1 | 35% (105) |
| 2000-01 | 172 | 11 | 15.6:1 | 29% (50) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 10 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Buchanan Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (321 to 303); teachers unchanged (22 to 21.9).
About East Buchanan Elementary School
East Buchanan Elementary School is one of the public schools in Winthrop, Iowa. It is a mid-sized elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 6 and enrolls 303 students.
District-wide, East Buchanan Comm School District has 3 schools and 567 students.
East Buchanan Elementary School is 96% White by enrollment. That is in line with Buchanan County, where about 96% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, East Buchanan Elementary School scores 8%.
Based on 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, East Buchanan Elementary School has a ratio of 13.8:1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Income data for the school show 31% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Buchanan County is similar, at 29%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, East Buchanan Elementary School outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, East Buchanan Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.0%; the prediction is 76.4%.
Buchanan County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $78,236 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Public schools in Buchanan County number 18, with about 3,231 students.
East Buchanan Middle School is the nearest public school to East Buchanan Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, East Buchanan Elementary School is 3rd of 6 on proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment was 303 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 278. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.4:1 in 2020-21 to 13.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Buchanan County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,694
Census ACS
Median income
$78,236
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
3,231 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Buchanan Comm School District
- East Buchanan High SchoolHigh · 189 students
- East Buchanan Middle SchoolMiddle · 75 students
Other schools in Winthrop
- East Buchanan High SchoolHigh · 189 students
- East Buchanan Middle SchoolMiddle · 75 students
Other East Buchanan Elementary schools
One other US public school is named East Buchanan Elementary. East Buchanan Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- EAST BUCHANAN ELEM.GOWER, MO · 267 students
Nearby schools
- East Buchanan Middle School0.0 mi · 75
- East Buchanan High School0.0 mi · 189
- Early Childhood Center8.7 mi · 46
- East Elementary School8.7 mi · 265
- West Elementary School8.8 mi · 360
- Independence Junior Senior High School9.2 mi · 712
Frequently asked questions
About East Buchanan Elementary SchoolHow many students attend East Buchanan Elementary School?
East Buchanan Elementary School enrolls approximately 303 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does East Buchanan Elementary School serve?
East Buchanan Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at East Buchanan Elementary School?
Approximately 13.8:1 students per teacher at East Buchanan Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Buchanan Elementary School?
At East Buchanan Elementary School, the student body is approximately 96% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is East Buchanan Elementary School public or private?
East Buchanan Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by East Buchanan Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.