Gilbert Elementary School

Gilbert Elementary School operates as a mid-tier elementary-level community in Gilbert, Iowa, run under Gilbert Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 409 students spanning grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

Within Gilbert Comm School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,682 students, Gilbert Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Gilbert Elementary School shows that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 5% Asian, 5% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Story County as a whole.

On the resource side, On paper, Gilbert Elementary School has 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Gilbert Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 5% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Story County (around 28%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Story County put median household earnings sit near $69,685, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Story County runs 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,665 students), of which Gilbert Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Gilbert Intermediate School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 7 other public schools cluster around Gilbert Elementary School.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 8%: 379 students in 2018 compared to 409 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 88% to 84% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 16.4:1 in 2025.

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