Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 195 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLIDDEN-RALSTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191275000771
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School
602 Idaho St., Glidden, IA 51443 · (712) 659-2205 · Carroll County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
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
12.7:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
81 students
DISTRICT 32% · 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 | 26 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 29 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 10% · 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
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School→Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Glidden-Ralston Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.1pp since 2023
Math
82.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 76 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.4% | 82.9% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 74.3% |
% 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
73.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Glidden-Ralston Elementary School
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School's state test result (73.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glidden-Ralston Elementary School this school | 227 | 35.7% | 73.7% |
| Griswold Elementary Griswold | 227 | 36.6% | 67.5% |
| Irwin Elementary School Irwin | 221 | 37.1% | N/A |
| Calamus-Wheatland Elementary Attendance Center Calamus | 236 | 37.7% | 73.8% |
| West Union Elementary School West Union | 228 | 36.0% | 82.2% |
| CAM Elementary School Massena | 216 | 38.0% | 65.8% |
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 Glidden-Ralston Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #266 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #160 of 564 ▲ 155 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.4% | #221 of 564 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #519 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.7:1 | #182 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.6% | #552 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.7% | #426 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.1% | #94 of 168 |
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
227
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
-11% since 1990-91, when it was 254
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 16.0:1
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 | 227 | 17.8 | 12.7:1 | 36% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 237 | 15.8 | 15.0:1 | 40% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 248 | 15 | 16.5:1 | 32% (79) |
| 2020-21 | 224 | 14 | 16.0:1 | 29% (65) |
| 2017-18 | 208 | 14.7 | 14.2:1 | 26% (55) |
| 2015-16 | 183 | 15 | 12.2:1 | 28% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 198 | 12 | 16.5:1 | 30% (60) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 23% (48) |
| 1990-91 | 254 | 13 | 19.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Glidden-Ralston Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (208 to 227); teachers up 21% (14.7 to 17.8).
About Glidden-Ralston Elementary School
As a small elementary school, Glidden-Ralston Elementary School serves students in Glidden, Iowa. Enrollment totals 227 students across pre-K through 6. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 30% below average.
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School is part of Glidden-Ralston Comm School District, where 2 schools serve 390 students.
At Glidden-Ralston Elementary School, 96% of students are White. The school is also 4% Hispanic. Census estimates put Carroll County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Glidden-Ralston Elementary School is 8%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School lists 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 12.7 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. About 36% of students at Glidden-Ralston Elementary School are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Carroll County is similar, at 37%.
On the allk12 Grade, Glidden-Ralston Elementary School lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Glidden-Ralston Elementary School's results are within a point of predicted: 73.7% against 74.1%.
In the surrounding county, Carroll County, median household income comes to about $72,930, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 24% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 2,912 students.
Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School is less than a tenth of a mile from Glidden-Ralston Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. The ten-mile area around Glidden-Ralston Elementary School holds 5 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 72.9% proficiency; Glidden-Ralston Elementary School posts 73.7%.
Locale data from NCES put Glidden-Ralston Elementary School in rural territory some distance from an urban area (Rural: Distant).
Enrollment went from 224 in 2020-21 to 227 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 16.0:1 to 12.7:1.
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Carroll County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,594
Census ACS
Median income
$72,930
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,912 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glidden-Ralston Comm School District
- Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 163 students
Nearby schools
- Glidden-Ralston Jr-Sr High School0.0 mi · 163
- Fairview Elementary School6.8 mi · 419
- Adams Elementary School7.1 mi · 232
- Carroll High School7.2 mi · 483
- Carroll Middle School7.2 mi · 459
- Coon Rapids-Bayard 6-12 Attendance Center12.9 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Glidden-Ralston Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Glidden-Ralston Elementary School?
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Glidden-Ralston Elementary School serve?
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Glidden-Ralston Elementary School?
Approximately 12.7:1 students per teacher at Glidden-Ralston Elementary School.
How diverse is Glidden-Ralston Elementary School?
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School reports a student body of 96% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Asian.
Is Glidden-Ralston Elementary School public or private?
Glidden-Ralston Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glidden-Ralston Comm School District.
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