Enrollment
201
Elementary
DISTRICT 222 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EAST UNION COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191035000659
East Union Elementary
1916 High School Dr., Afton, IA 50830 · (641) 347-5411 · Union County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL201 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 86% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
10.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
112 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 19 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
East Union Elementary→East Union Middle-High School
Based on grade levels within East Union Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.8pp since 2023
Math
73.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.4pp 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 74 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.9% | 73.6% |
| 2023-24 | 80.7% | 82.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
78.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 64% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Union Elementary
East Union Elementary's state test result (78.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Union Elementary this school | 201 | 55.7% | 78.2% |
| Mapleton Elementary School Mapleton | 182 | 54.9% | 76.4% |
| Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center Farmington | 175 | 58.3% | 55.5% |
| Winfield Elementary School Winfield | 182 | 56.6% | 66.5% |
| Lamoni Elementary School Lamoni | 191 | 57.6% | 59.1% |
| Southeast Valley Elementary Farnhamville | 223 | 51.1% | N/A |
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 Union Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.2% | #163 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #323 of 564 ▼ 158 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.9% | #212 of 564 ▼ 114 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 201 | #559 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #33 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #526 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 55.7% | #163 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #50 of 359 |
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
201
-45 (-18%) vs 2020
+219% since 1990-91, when it was 63
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.5:1
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 | 201 | 18.5 | 10.9:1 | 56% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 18.4 | 11.4:1 | 49% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 230 | 17.4 | 13.2:1 | 54% (124) |
| 2020-21 | 246 | 17 | 14.5:1 | 62% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 21.5 | 12.7:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 48% (120) |
| 2010-11 | 129 | 7 | 18.4:1 | 47% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 110 | 7 | 15.7:1 | 52% (57) |
| 1990-91 | 63 | 4 | 15.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Union Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (273 to 201); teachers down 14% (21.5 to 18.5).
About East Union Elementary
East Union Elementary, a small elementary school, is located in Afton, Iowa. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 201 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
East Union Comm School District is made up of 2 schools with 443 students in all.
Most students at East Union Elementary are White: 94% of enrollment. Other groups include 3% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 93% of residents are White. By the diversity index, East Union Elementary comes in at 11%.
The teaching staff at East Union Elementary is 18.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.9:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 56%.
East Union Elementary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 86% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
BeatsExpectations places East Union Elementary in the top 10% of Iowa schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 14.2 points above it (78.2% actual, 64.1% predicted).
Within Union County, median household income is about $57,772, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Union County number 6 and enroll about 1,746.
The next-closest public school is East Union Middle-High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Local comparison: East Union Elementary ranks 2nd of 8 nearby schools, at 78.2% versus a 71.6% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count in 2024-25 was 201, 18% below the 246 of 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 10.9:1, from 14.5:1.
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Union County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,993
Census ACS
Median income
$57,772
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,746 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in East Union Comm School District
- East Union Middle-High SchoolHigh · 242 students
Nearby schools
- East Union Middle-High School0.0 mi · 242
- Creston Early Childhood Center10.0 mi · 142
- Creston High School10.4 mi · 486
- Creston Elementary School10.7 mi · 416
- Creston Middle School10.7 mi · 259
- Murray Jr/Sr High11.8 mi · 145
Frequently asked questions
About East Union ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at East Union Elementary?
East Union Elementary enrolls approximately 201 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does East Union Elementary serve?
East Union Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at East Union Elementary?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at East Union Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Union Elementary?
At East Union Elementary, the student body is approximately 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
What district is East Union Elementary in?
East Union Elementary is part of East Union Comm School District.
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