Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193135001830
Farley Elementary School
405 3rd Ave NE, Farley, IA 52046 · (563) 663-9652 · Dubuque County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% 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.
- CBeats 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
14.6:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
80 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 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 41 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 17% smaller than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
25%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
68.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.9% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.7% | 78.7% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Farley Elementary School
Farley Elementary School's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farley Elementary School this school | 273 | 29.3% | 74.1% |
| Bertha Godfrey Elementary School Algona | 283 | 29.7% | N/A |
| Lake Mills Elementary School Lake Mills | 303 | 31.0% | 86.4% |
| Guthrie Center Elementary School Guthrie Center | 253 | 31.6% | 79.4% |
| Carrie Lee Elementary Decorah | 215 | 30.7% | 82.3% |
| Audubon Elementary School Audubon | 252 | 30.6% | 84.9% |
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 Farley Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dubuque County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #258 of 564 | #7 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #177 of 564 ▲ 52 | #6 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #343 of 564 ▲ 5 | #9 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #434 of 705 | #14 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #409 of 561 | #14 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.0% | #371 of 561 | #10 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.3% | #518 of 666 | #14 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.3% | #40 of 168 | #3 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
273
-5 (-2%) vs 2020
-65% since 1990-91, when it was 778
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 273 | 18.8 | 14.6:1 | 29% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 273 | 19.7 | 13.8:1 | 34% (92) |
| 2022-23 | 266 | 19.6 | 13.5:1 | 33% (89) |
| 2020-21 | 278 | 22 | 12.6:1 | 32% (89) |
| 2017-18 | 227 | 14.2 | 16.0:1 | 34% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 15 | 15.5:1 | 33% (77) |
| 2010-11 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 38% (166) |
| 2000-01 | 497 | 34 | 14.6:1 | 34% (169) |
| 1990-91 | 778 | 56 | 13.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Farley Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (227 to 273); teachers up 32% (14.2 to 18.8).
About Farley Elementary School
Farley Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Western Dubuque Comm School District in Farley, Iowa. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 273 students.
The 8 schools in Western Dubuque Comm School District enroll 3,643 students altogether, Farley Elementary School among them.
White students account for 86% of the school's enrollment. After that, the student body is 12% Hispanic. Among Dubuque County residents, the White share is about 89%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
Teacher count: 18.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.6:1. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is 0.8 students per teacher. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 29%. That is 10 points below the 39% average for public schools in Dubuque County.
Farley Elementary School earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 41% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Farley Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.1%, compared with a predicted 77.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Dubuque County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $77,630, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. The county has 26 public schools and about 13,164 students.
Measured in a straight line, Drexler Middle School is less than a tenth of a mile from Farley Elementary School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 74.1% is below the 81.1% average for nearby schools.
For locale, NCES codes Farley Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 278 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 273. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 14.6:1, from 12.6:1.
Farley Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Epworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Dyersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
Other Farley Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Farley Elementary. Farley Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 3.
- Farley ElementaryTopeka, KS · 596 students
- Farley Elementary SchoolHuntsville, AL · 334 students
Nearby schools
- Drexler Middle School0.0 mi · 639
- Western Dubuque High School3.0 mi · 927
- Epworth Elementary School3.7 mi · 360
- Dyersville Elementary School7.1 mi · 322
- Peosta Elementary School8.2 mi · 425
- Cascade Elementary School10.0 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Farley Elementary SchoolHow large is Farley Elementary School?
Farley Elementary School enrolls approximately 273 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Farley Elementary School serve?
Farley Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Farley Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Farley Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Farley Elementary School?
At Farley Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 12% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Farley Elementary School in?
Farley Elementary School is part of Western Dubuque Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.