Enrollment
242
Elementary
DISTRICT 240 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELDORA-NEW PROVIDENCE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191069001912
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School
1100 10th St, Eldora, IA 50627 · (641) 939-9350 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL242 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% 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.
- BBeats 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
11.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
112 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 14 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 10% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
70.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -13.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 13 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 70.6% |
| 2023-24 | 71.4% | 83.8% |
% 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
71.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Eldora-New Providence Elementary School
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School's state test result (71.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eldora-New Providence Elementary School this school | 242 | 46.3% | 71.2% |
| Riceville Elementary School Riceville | 226 | 45.6% | 74.0% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Belle Plaine | 267 | 44.2% | 71.1% |
| East Marshall Elementary School Laurel | 242 | 45.5% | 67.9% |
| Buffalo Elementary School Buffalo | 242 | 43.8% | 71.8% |
| Starmont Elementary School Arlington | 244 | 44.7% | 69.3% |
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 Eldora-New Providence Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.2% | #310 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.6% | #374 of 564 ▼ 240 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #365 of 564 ▼ 95 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 242 | #491 of 705 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #73 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.5% | #413 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.3% | #265 of 666 | #2 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #83 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
242
-35 (-13%) vs 2020
-37% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 242 | 20.9 | 11.6:1 | 46% (112) |
| 2023-24 | 248 | 22.7 | 10.9:1 | 49% (121) |
| 2022-23 | 280 | 24.4 | 11.5:1 | 45% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 24 | 11.5:1 | 50% (138) |
| 2017-18 | 310 | 24.9 | 12.4:1 | 55% (170) |
| 2015-16 | 276 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 55% (151) |
| 2010-11 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 54% (154) |
| 2000-01 | 252 | 16 | 15.8:1 | 28% (71) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 22 | 17.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eldora-New Providence Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 22% (310 to 242); teachers down 16% (24.9 to 20.9).
About Eldora-New Providence Elementary School
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School is a small elementary school in Iowa, with an address in Eldora. The school enrolls 242 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 26% smaller than that.
Eldora-New Providence Comm School District runs 2 schools with a combined 479 students. Eldora-New Providence Elementary School is one of them.
About 89% of the student body at Eldora-New Providence Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 7% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. The White share in Hardin County as a whole is similar, at about 91%. The school's diversity index is 20%, meaning two students picked at random have a 20% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teachers at the school number 20.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.6:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Roughly 46% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 50% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Eldora-New Providence Elementary School is 2.4 points above its prediction. Actual: 71.2%. Predicted: 68.8%.
In the county around the school, Hardin County, the median household income is $65,069, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. There are 14 public schools in Hardin County, enrolling about 3,073 students in all.
The shortest distance from Eldora-New Providence Elementary School to another public school is about 1.1 miles, to South Hardin High School. Other public schools within ten miles: 5. Among 5 nearby schools that report test results, Eldora-New Providence Elementary School ranks 1st on proficiency.
NCES assigns Eldora-New Providence Elementary School the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment dropped 13% from its 2020-21 level of 277.
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Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,639
Census ACS
Median income
$65,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eldora-New Providence Comm School District
- South Hardin High SchoolHigh · 237 students
Nearby schools
- South Hardin High School1.1 mi · 237
- Choice Charter School8.2 mi · 257
- BCLUW Middle School8.3 mi · 132
- AGWSR Middle School9.7 mi · 131
- AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg9.7 mi · 59
- South Hardin Middle School11.1 mi · 196
Frequently asked questions
About Eldora-New Providence Elementary SchoolHow large is Eldora-New Providence Elementary School?
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School enrolls approximately 242 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Eldora-New Providence Elementary School serve?
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Eldora-New Providence Elementary School?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at Eldora-New Providence Elementary School.
How diverse is Eldora-New Providence Elementary School?
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Eldora-New Providence Elementary School in?
Eldora-New Providence Elementary School is part of Eldora-New Providence Comm School District.
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