Greene County Elementary

Greene County Elementary operates as a well-populated K-5 school in Jefferson, Iowa, run under Greene County Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 518 students spanning grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 59% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Greene County Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,240 students. Greene County Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Greene County Elementary logs that 85% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest reads as 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 94% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Greene County Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.5%; this one delivers 62.4%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Greene County indicate median household income runs about $63,409, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Greene County's 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,425 students), Greene County Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Greene County Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Greene County Elementary ranks 9th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 74.4%.

Greene County Elementary operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 5%: 544 students in 2018 compared to 518 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, 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.