Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School operates as a compact elementary school in Reinbeck, Iowa, overseen by Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 262 students spanning grades pre-K through 6.

Within Gladbrook-Reinbeck Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 480 students, Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School reports that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 5% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Grundy County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School has 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.4%; this one delivers 71.7%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Grundy County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,205 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Grundy County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,334 students), Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Jr. High & High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 6 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 83.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 10%: 239 students in 2018 compared to 262 in 2025. Class-load math has grew: from 11.7:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.