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What's the most underrated thing about Ekstrand Elementary School that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
464
Elementary
DISTRICT 388 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL DEWITT SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190681000288
Ekstrand Elementary School
1140 15th St, De Witt, IA 52742 · (563) 659-0750 · Clinton County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- 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
13.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
140 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 58 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 103 | 22% |
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Ekstrand Elementary School→Central DeWitt Intermediate School→Central DeWitt Middle School→Central DeWitt High School
Based on grade levels within Central DeWitt School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +13.3pp since 2023
Math
89.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +12.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.4% | 89.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 76.4% |
% 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
77.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Ekstrand Elementary School
Ekstrand Elementary School's state test result (77.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstrand Elementary School this school | 464 | 30.2% | 77.3% |
| Central Lyon Elementary School Rock Rapids | 431 | 29.9% | 82.7% |
| Pleasantville Elementary Pleasantville | 456 | 29.8% | 77.8% |
| Manson Northwest Webster Elementary Barnum | 439 | 31.7% | N/A |
| Lincoln Elementary School Osage | 405 | 29.4% | 75.5% |
| Okoboji Elementary School Milford | 491 | 31.8% | 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 Ekstrand Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Clinton County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.3% | #187 of 564 | #4 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.2% | #43 of 564 ▲ 229 | #2 of 9 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #173 of 564 ▲ 188 | #4 of 9 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 464 | #128 of 705 | #1 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #269 of 561 | #7 of 8 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.0% | #422 of 561 | #6 of 8 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.2% | #502 of 666 | #8 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.2% | #358 of 359 | #7 of 7 |
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
464
+15 (+3%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 464 | 34.7 | 13.4:1 | 30% (140) |
| 2023-24 | 479 | 34.7 | 13.8:1 | 30% (145) |
| 2022-23 | 460 | 34.6 | 13.3:1 | 33% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 449 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 33% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 465 | 37.1 | 12.5:1 | 31% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 461 | 37 | 12.5:1 | 30% (138) |
| 2010-11 | 675 | 46 | 14.7:1 | 32% (218) |
| 2000-01 | 405 | 25 | 16.2:1 | 19% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 412 | 24 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Ekstrand Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (465 to 464); teachers down 6% (37.1 to 34.7).
About Ekstrand Elementary School
In De Witt, Iowa, part of Clinton County, Ekstrand Elementary School is an elementary school. It has an enrollment of 464 students in pre-K through 3. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 43% bigger than average.
Across its 4 schools, Central DeWitt School District enrolls 1,552 students. Ekstrand Elementary School is one of those schools.
Of every 100 students at Ekstrand Elementary School, about 89 are White. Other students are 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. Census estimates put Clinton County at about 90% White, close to the school's figure. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 20%.
Ekstrand Elementary School has 34.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 13.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. That is 12 points below the 42% average for public schools in Clinton County.
Ekstrand Elementary School earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 59% of Iowa public elementary schools.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Ekstrand Elementary School is within a point of the average proficiency rate across its state test results predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 77.3% actual, 76.8% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
For the population of Clinton County, the median household earns about $66,981 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. Across Clinton County, 18 public schools serve about 7,129 students.
A public school about 1.1 miles away, Central DeWitt Middle School, is the closest to Ekstrand Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 3 other public schools. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Ekstrand Elementary School ranks 5th on proficiency.
The school is in a town some distance from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Distant).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 3%, from 449 to 464.
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Clinton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
46,268
Census ACS
Median income
$66,981
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
7,129 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central DeWitt School District
- Central DeWitt High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Central DeWitt Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 311 students
- Central DeWitt Middle SchoolMiddle · 244 students
Other schools in De Witt
- Central DeWitt High SchoolHigh · 533 students
- Central DeWitt Middle SchoolMiddle · 244 students
Nearby schools
- Central DeWitt Middle School1.1 mi · 244
- Central DeWitt Intermediate School1.2 mi · 311
- Central DeWitt High School1.2 mi · 533
- Alan Shepard Elementary School9.3 mi · 467
- Neil Armstrong Elementary School9.7 mi · 369
- Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center10.9 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Ekstrand Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Ekstrand Elementary School?
Ekstrand Elementary School enrolls approximately 464 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Ekstrand Elementary School serve?
Ekstrand Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
How many teachers does Ekstrand Elementary School have?
Ekstrand Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Ekstrand Elementary School?
At Ekstrand Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Ekstrand Elementary School in?
Ekstrand Elementary School is part of Central DeWitt School District.
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