Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 321 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEWTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192061002238
Emerson Hough Elementary School
700 N 4th Ave East, Newton, IA 50208 · (641) 792-3982 · Jasper County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+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
12.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
57%
192 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 73 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 70 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 7% larger than its 4th grade class (68).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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 Newton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
65.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -7.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.3% | 65.6% |
| 2023-24 | 65.1% | 72.8% |
% 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
68.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Hough Elementary School
Emerson Hough Elementary School's state test result (68.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Hough Elementary School this school | 336 | 57.1% | 68.6% |
| Woodrow Wilson Elementary School Newton | 306 | 57.5% | 75.6% |
| Wings Park Elementary School Oelwein | 294 | 59.2% | 67.4% |
| Crestwood Elementary School Cresco | 349 | 59.0% | 75.2% |
| Hoover Elementary School Mason City | 361 | 55.4% | 65.8% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Charles City | 280 | 61.4% | 59.1% |
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 Hough Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.6% | #359 of 564 | #8 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.6% | #440 of 564 ▼ 97 | #8 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.3% | #326 of 564 ▲ 40 | #7 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #311 of 705 | #3 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #145 of 561 | #2 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.3% | #262 of 561 | #1 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.1% | #152 of 666 | #3 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.7% | #18 of 168 | 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
336
+103 (+44%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 336 | 27.4 | 12.2:1 | 57% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 18.5 | 11.1:1 | 69% (141) |
| 2022-23 | 224 | 20.5 | 10.9:1 | 69% (155) |
| 2020-21 | 233 | 21 | 11.1:1 | 64% (148) |
| 2017-18 | 257 | 22.3 | 11.5:1 | 74% (190) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Emerson Hough Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 31% (257 to 336); teachers up 23% (22.3 to 27.4).
About Emerson Hough Elementary School
Newton, Iowa, is home to Emerson Hough Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. The school has 336 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 4.
Emerson Hough Elementary School reports to Newton Comm School District, which has 7 schools and 2,929 students.
The share of White students at Emerson Hough Elementary School is 75%, a majority. Other students are 11% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 4% Black. That is lower than the 92% White share among all Jasper County residents. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at Emerson Hough Elementary School are from different groups.
Emerson Hough Elementary School has 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 12.2:1. Elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1, 1.5 more students per teacher than here. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 57% at Emerson Hough Elementary School. That is higher than the 40% average for public schools in Jasper County.
On the allk12 Grade, Emerson Hough Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 51% of Iowa public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Emerson Hough Elementary School, the prediction is 63.4% and the result is 68.6%.
Census data for Jasper County show median household income comes to about $71,311, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The county has 18 public schools and about 5,668 students.
Newton Senior High School is the nearest public school to Emerson Hough Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Within five miles of Emerson Hough Elementary School, there are 6 other public schools. Emerson Hough Elementary School's average proficiency of 68.6% compares with 70.6% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Emerson Hough Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Distant.
Enrollment records show 233 in 2020-21 and 336 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 12.2:1, from 11.1:1.
The allk12 page for Emerson Hough Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Newton Comm School District
- Newton Senior High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Berg Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Aurora Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- WEST Academy Alternative SchoolHigh · 51 students
Other schools in Newton
- Newton Senior High SchoolHigh · 806 students
- Berg Middle SchoolMiddle · 790 students
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 380 students
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary SchoolElementary · 306 students
- Aurora Heights Elementary SchoolElementary · 260 students
- WEST Academy Alternative SchoolHigh · 51 students
Nearby schools
- Newton Senior High School0.9 mi · 806
- Berg Middle School1.0 mi · 790
- Woodrow Wilson Elementary School1.2 mi · 306
- Aurora Heights Elementary School1.2 mi · 260
- WEST Academy Alternative School1.3 mi · 51
- Thomas Jefferson Elementary School1.6 mi · 380
Frequently asked questions
About Emerson Hough Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Emerson Hough Elementary School?
Emerson Hough Elementary School enrolls approximately 336 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Emerson Hough Elementary School serve?
Emerson Hough Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many teachers does Emerson Hough Elementary School have?
Emerson Hough Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Emerson Hough Elementary School?
Student demographics at Emerson Hough Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 4% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Emerson Hough Elementary School in?
Emerson Hough Elementary School is part of Newton Comm School District.
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