Enrollment
300
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MUSCATINE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192013001186
Grant Elementary School
705 Barry Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761 · (563) 263-7005 · Muscatine County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL300 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest 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
11.9:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
123 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 5% smaller than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Based on grade levels within Muscatine Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.1pp since 2023
Math
64.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 64.3% |
| 2023-24 | 63.8% | 70.2% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Grant Elementary School
Grant Elementary School's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Elementary School this school | 300 | 41.0% | 65.1% |
| Alta Elementary School Alta | 256 | 40.6% | 85.7% |
| Rue Elementary School Council Bluffs | 385 | 43.1% | 54.8% |
| Lincoln Upper Elementary School Washington | 344 | 40.4% | 64.2% |
| Muskie Early Learning Center Muscatine | 261 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Early Childhood Center Fort Dodge | 376 | 42.0% | 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 Grant Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Muscatine County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #411 of 564 | #3 of 8 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.3% | #453 of 564 ▼ 73 | #5 of 8 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #367 of 564 ▲ 21 | #4 of 8 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 300 | #378 of 705 | #6 of 10 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #99 of 561 | #3 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.5% | #161 of 561 | #5 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.0% | #348 of 666 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #125 of 359 | #2 of 6 |
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
300
-25 (-8%) vs 2020
0% since 1990-91, when it was 300
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 300 | 25.3 | 11.9:1 | 41% (123) |
| 2023-24 | 301 | 21.9 | 13.8:1 | 50% (149) |
| 2022-23 | 299 | 24.7 | 12.1:1 | 39% (118) |
| 2020-21 | 325 | 26 | 12.5:1 | 39% (128) |
| 2017-18 | 362 | 28.9 | 12.5:1 | 44% (160) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 50% (170) |
| 2010-11 | 274 | 18 | 15.2:1 | 41% (112) |
| 2000-01 | 267 | 14 | 19.1:1 | 19% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 300 | 14 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grant Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (362 to 300); teachers down 12% (28.9 to 25.3).
About Grant Elementary School
At 705 Barry Ave in Muscatine, Iowa, Grant Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school. The school serves 300 students in kindergarten through 6 in 2024-25.
Grant Elementary School belongs to Muscatine Comm School District, a district of 9 schools and 4,280 students.
Grant Elementary School's enrollment is 59% White. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, and 6% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Muscatine County's population at about 81%. Grant Elementary School has a diversity index of 58%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 25.3 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 41%.
The allk12 Grade for Grant Elementary School is C-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 19% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.4% at Grant Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 65.1%.
Grant Elementary School is located in Muscatine County, where median household income is about $69,396, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 15 public schools in Muscatine County, with a combined enrollment of about 6,527.
Jefferson Elementary School is the public school closest to Grant Elementary School, about 0.9 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 62.7%; Grant Elementary School's is 65.1%, ranking 3rd of 8.
Grant Elementary School falls in the Town: Distant locale category, used for schools in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Grant Elementary School saw enrollment fall 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The Grant Elementary School community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Muscatine County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
42,559
Census ACS
Median income
$69,396
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
6,527 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Muscatine Comm School District
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other schools in Muscatine
- Muscatine High SchoolHigh · 1,380 students
- Susan Clark Junior HighMiddle · 544 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 441 students
- McKinley Elementary SchoolElementary · 394 students
- Madison Elementary SchoolElementary · 372 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 295 students
Other Grant Elementary schools
34 other US public schools in 13 states are named Grant Elementary. Grant Elementary School is the 24th largest of the 35.
- Grant Elementary SchoolCedar Rapids, IA · 312 students
- Grant ElementaryLong Beach, CA · 951 students
- Grant ElementaryRedding, CA · 600 students
- Grant Elementary SchoolSOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ · 568 students
- Grant ElementarySanta Monica, CA · 562 students
Nearby schools
- Jefferson Elementary School0.9 mi · 441
- Madison Elementary School1.0 mi · 372
- Mulberry Elementary School1.1 mi · 293
- Muscatine High School1.1 mi · 1,380
- McKinley Elementary School1.1 mi · 394
- Susan Clark Junior High1.3 mi · 544
Frequently asked questions
About Grant Elementary SchoolHow large is Grant Elementary School?
Grant Elementary School enrolls approximately 300 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Grant Elementary School serve?
Grant Elementary School serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Grant Elementary School have?
Grant Elementary School employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Grant Elementary School?
At Grant Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 25% Hispanic, 6% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Grant Elementary School?
Grant Elementary School is overseen by Muscatine Comm School District in Muscatine County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.