Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193135001829
Epworth Elementary School
201 Jacoby Drive E, Epworth, IA 52045 · (563) 663-9653 · Dubuque County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% 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.
- C-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
13.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
69 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 61 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 56 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (56).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +10.7pp since 2023
Math
84.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.5% | 84.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.8% | 85.6% |
% 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Epworth Elementary School
Epworth Elementary School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epworth Elementary School this school | 360 | 19.2% | 78.5% |
| Bellevue Elementary School Bellevue | 405 | 18.8% | 80.8% |
| Center Point-Urbana Primary School Center Point | 365 | 19.2% | N/A |
| Earlham Elementary School Earlham | 328 | 20.1% | 82.4% |
| Bronson Elementary School Bronson | 390 | 21.3% | 82.5% |
| Underwood Elementary School Underwood | 424 | 17.7% | 85.1% |
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 Epworth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dubuque County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #159 of 564 | #4 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #133 of 564 ▼ 36 | #3 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.5% | #143 of 564 ▲ 152 | #4 of 16 ▲ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #276 of 705 | #7 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #220 of 561 | #6 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.0% | #558 of 561 | #16 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.2% | #605 of 666 | #15 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.6% | #29 of 168 | #2 of 9 |
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
360
-23 (-6%) vs 2020
+129% since 1990-91, when it was 157
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 360 | 27.8 | 13.0:1 | 19% (69) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 28.6 | 13.1:1 | 20% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 388 | 28.6 | 13.6:1 | 20% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 383 | 23 | 16.6:1 | 23% (87) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 20.1 | 14.4:1 | 26% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 249 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 33% (83) |
| 2010-11 | 336 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 32% (108) |
| 2000-01 | 164 | 7 | 23.4:1 | 25% (41) |
| 1990-91 | 157 | 7 | 22.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Epworth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (289 to 360); teachers up 38% (20.1 to 27.8).
About Epworth Elementary School
Epworth Elementary School is one of the public schools in Epworth, Iowa. It is a medium-sized elementary school. The school had 360 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
Epworth Elementary School belongs to Western Dubuque Comm School District, a district of 8 schools and 3,643 students.
Epworth Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 97% White. It is also 2% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Dubuque County is roughly 89% White. By the diversity index, Epworth Elementary School comes in at 6%.
Staffing totals 27.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.0:1. That ratio is under the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Epworth Elementary School is 19%. Compared with the 39% average for public schools in Dubuque County, the school's rate is lower.
Epworth Elementary School is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 51% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 82.4% for Epworth Elementary School. The school posts 78.5%, 3.9 points below the prediction.
Across Dubuque County, median household income is about $77,630, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The public schools of Dubuque County number 26 and enroll about 13,164.
The nearest other public school, Western Dubuque High School, is about 0.8 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Epworth Elementary School places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
For locale, NCES codes Epworth Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Epworth Elementary School saw enrollment fall 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 16.6 to 13.0 over 4 years.
Parents and students can post about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Epworth Elementary School. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Dubuque County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,030
Census ACS
Median income
$77,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Dubuque Comm School District
- Western Dubuque High SchoolHigh · 927 students
- Drexler Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Peosta Elementary SchoolElementary · 425 students
- Cascade Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 392 students
- Dyersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Cascade Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Western Dubuque High School0.8 mi · 927
- Farley Elementary School3.7 mi · 273
- Drexler Middle School3.7 mi · 639
- Peosta Elementary School4.5 mi · 425
- Seedlings Preschool Center8.3 mi · 70
- Carver Elementary School9.9 mi · 499
Frequently asked questions
About Epworth Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Epworth Elementary School?
Epworth Elementary School enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Epworth Elementary School serve?
Epworth Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Epworth Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Epworth Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Epworth Elementary School?
Student demographics at Epworth Elementary School are roughly 97% White, 1% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Epworth Elementary School in?
Epworth Elementary School is part of Western Dubuque Comm School District.
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