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Enrollment
396
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANOLA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191464000870
Emerson Elementary School
1109 E Euclid, Indianola, IA 50125 · (515) 961-9550 · Warren County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL396 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 29% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
12.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
27%
108 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 56 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 71 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
22%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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Indianola Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.3pp since 2023
Math
73.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 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 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.3% | 73.5% |
| 2023-24 | 71.6% | 80.8% |
% 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
71.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
78.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Emerson Elementary School
Emerson Elementary School's state test result (71.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Elementary School this school | 396 | 27.3% | 71.3% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Osage | 405 | 29.4% | 75.5% |
| South Hamilton Elem Jewell | 370 | 29.5% | 84.7% |
| Central Lyon Elementary School Rock Rapids | 431 | 29.9% | 82.7% |
| Ballard East Elementary Cambridge | 417 | 23.5% | 76.9% |
| Woodward-Granger Elementary School Granger | 349 | 24.6% | 84.4% |
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 Emerson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #307 of 564 | #8 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.5% | #327 of 564 ▼ 135 | #9 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #378 of 564 ▼ 111 | #9 of 10 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 396 | #224 of 705 | #6 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #155 of 561 | #1 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.2% | #400 of 561 | #7 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 27.3% | #535 of 666 | #5 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.6% | #218 of 359 | #5 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
396
-32 (-7%) vs 2020
+28% since 1990-91, when it was 309
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 396 | 31.9 | 12.4:1 | 27% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 32 | 13.0:1 | 40% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 435 | 33.9 | 12.8:1 | 36% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 428 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 23% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 443 | 30.8 | 14.4:1 | 15% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 427 | 30 | 14.2:1 | 36% (154) |
| 2010-11 | 393 | 26 | 15.1:1 | 38% (151) |
| 2000-01 | 451 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 10% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 309 | 15 | 20.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (443 to 396); teachers up 4% (30.8 to 31.9).
About Emerson Elementary School
Emerson Elementary School is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Indianola, Iowa. Enrollment stands at 396 students, covering kindergarten through 5. That is 22% larger than the average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
Indianola Comm School District oversees Emerson Elementary School and 5 other schools, with 3,599 students in total.
Roughly 88% of students at Emerson Elementary School are White. Other groups make up 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. The diversity index for Emerson Elementary School is 22%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its staff includes 31.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.4 students per teacher. Compared with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa, this school's ratio is lower. Roughly 27% of students at Emerson Elementary School can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Warren County is similar, at 24%.
Emerson Elementary School holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 29% of Iowa public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Emerson Elementary School is 7.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 71.3%. Predicted: 78.3%.
For the population of Warren County, median household income comes to about $94,588, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Warren County counts 20 public schools with about 10,473 students.
A public school about 0.4 miles away, Indianola High School, is the closest to Emerson Elementary School. Emerson Elementary School has 5 other public schools within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 75.8%, higher than Emerson Elementary School's 71.3%.
In the federal locale system, Emerson Elementary School is coded Town: Fringe, for schools in a town close to an urbanized area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 396, compared with 428 in 2020-21. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.8:1; by 2024-25 it was 12.4:1.
The discussion board for Emerson Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,409
Census ACS
Median income
$94,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indianola Comm School District
- Indianola High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Indianola Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Wilder Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other schools in Indianola
- Indianola High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Indianola Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Wilder Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolElementary · 395 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other Emerson Elementary schools
35 other US public schools in 18 states are named Emerson Elementary. Emerson Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 36.
- Emerson Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 990 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 717 students
- Emerson ElementaryRiverside, CA · 669 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolEverett, WA · 662 students
- Emerson ElementaryCompton, CA · 544 students
Nearby schools
- Indianola High School0.4 mi · 1,165
- Indianola Middle School0.7 mi · 818
- Irving Elementary School1.0 mi · 395
- Whittier Elementary School1.6 mi · 369
- Wilder Elementary School2.3 mi · 456
- Southeast Warren Primary7.4 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Emerson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Emerson Elementary School?
Emerson Elementary School enrolls approximately 396 students in grades KG-05.
Is Emerson Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Emerson Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Emerson Elementary School?
Approximately 12.4:1 students per teacher at Emerson Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Emerson Elementary School?
At Emerson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Emerson Elementary School public or private?
Emerson Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Indianola Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.