Enrollment
101
Elementary
DISTRICT 94 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ESSEX COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191104000682
Essex Elementary School
111 Forbes St, Essex, IA 51638 · (712) 379-3114 · Page County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL101 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
13.5:1
7 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
38 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 12 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 19 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 8 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 9 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (13).
Student demographics
18%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
Essex Elementary School→Essex Junior-Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Essex Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +11.5pp since 2023
Math
45.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -12.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 13 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.5% | 45.5% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 58.0% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
47.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-25.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 73% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Essex Elementary School
Essex Elementary School's state test result (47.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex Elementary School this school | 101 | 37.6% | 47.5% |
| Earlville Elementary School Earlville | 91 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Blakesburg Elementary Blakesburg | 103 | 41.7% | 64.5% |
| Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School Charter Oak | 117 | 34.2% | 72.0% |
| Salem Elementary School Salem | 86 | 36.0% | 91.6% |
| Johnston Elementary School Hopkinton | 94 | 33.0% | N/A |
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 Essex Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #517 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #542 of 564 ▼ 61 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.5% | #506 of 564 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 101 | #665 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #395 of 666 |
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
101
+8 (+9%) vs 2020
-45% since 1990-91, when it was 184
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 101 | 7.5 | 13.5:1 | 38% (38) |
| 2023-24 | 121 | 8.3 | 14.6:1 | 49% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 109 | 10.3 | 10.6:1 | 61% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 93 | 8 | 11.6:1 | 71% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 8.7 | 11.5:1 | 68% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 108 | 10 | 10.8:1 | 61% (66) |
| 2010-11 | 125 | 9 | 13.9:1 | 39% (49) |
| 2000-01 | 156 | 11 | 14.2:1 | 38% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 184 | 11 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Essex Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (100 to 101); teachers down 14% (8.7 to 7.5).
About Essex Elementary School
Students in Essex, Iowa, attend Essex Elementary School, a small elementary school. The student body numbers 101 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 69% smaller than that.
Essex Comm School District oversees Essex Elementary School and 1 other school, with 188 students in total.
At Essex Elementary School, White students make up 90% of the student body. The school is also 6% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 92% White share among all Page County residents. Essex Elementary School has a diversity index of 18%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 7.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 38%.
The allk12 Grade for Essex Elementary School is D. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 5% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
In Iowa, Essex Elementary School is one of the bottom 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate on state tests of 47.5% compared with a predicted 73.1%.
In the county around the school, Page County, median household income is about $57,953, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Essex Elementary School is among the 11 public schools in Page County.
The school nearest to Essex Elementary School is Essex Junior-Senior High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, 6 other public schools are within ten miles. By average proficiency, Essex Elementary School is 6th among 6 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Distant.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, Essex Elementary School went from 93 students to 101. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 11.6:1 to 13.5:1.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Page County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Essex Comm School District
- Essex Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 87 students
Other Essex Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Essex Elementary. Essex Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Essex Elementary SchoolEssex Junction, VT · 484 students
- Essex ElementaryBaltimore, MD · 481 students
- Essex Elementary SchoolCenterbrook, CT · 307 students
- Essex ElementaryEssex, MA · 215 students
Nearby schools
- Essex Junior-Senior High School0.0 mi · 87
- Logan Preschool5.9 mi · 87
- IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning6.0 mi · 211
- Shenandoah High School6.0 mi · 300
- Shenandoah Elementary School6.1 mi · 349
- Shenandoah Middle School6.1 mi · 280
Frequently asked questions
About Essex Elementary SchoolHow large is Essex Elementary School?
Essex Elementary School enrolls approximately 101 students in grades PK-05.
Is Essex Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Essex Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Essex Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Essex Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (7 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Essex Elementary School?
At Essex Elementary School, the student body is approximately 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Essex Elementary School?
Essex Elementary School is overseen by Essex Comm School District in Page County.
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