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Enrollment
518
Elementary
DISTRICT 413 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENE COUNTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191521000076
Greene County Elementary
401 E Russell, Jefferson, IA 50129 · (515) 386-3178 · Greene County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL518 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C-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.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.1:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
264 students
DISTRICT 47% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 81 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (82) is 11% larger than its 4th grade class (74).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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 Greene County Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
59.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
61.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are down about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.8% | 61.6% |
| 2023-24 | 59.2% | 68.6% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Greene County Elementary
Greene County Elementary's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene County Elementary this school | 518 | 51.0% | 62.4% |
| Inman Elementary School Red Oak | 461 | 53.6% | 54.7% |
| Cherokee Elementary School Cherokee | 468 | 50.0% | 66.6% |
| Northeast Elementary School Glenwood | 538 | 45.7% | N/A |
| Garfield Elementary School Clarinda | 573 | 47.6% | 69.8% |
| Tilford Elementary School Vinton | 544 | 53.5% | 76.9% |
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 Greene County Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #441 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.6% | #465 of 564 ▼ 63 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.8% | #455 of 564 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 518 | #93 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #352 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.4% | #358 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #204 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #291 of 359 |
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
518
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+143% since 2000-01, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 518 | 36.8 | 14.1:1 | 51% (264) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 37.9 | 13.8:1 | 53% (276) |
| 2022-23 | 539 | 36.9 | 14.6:1 | 52% (279) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 36 | 14.1:1 | 52% (263) |
| 2017-18 | 544 | 37.1 | 14.7:1 | 51% (276) |
| 2015-16 | 468 | 28 | 16.7:1 | 52% (243) |
| 2010-11 | 480 | 32 | 15.0:1 | 52% (248) |
| 2000-01 | 213 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 38% (80) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Greene County Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (544 to 518); teachers down 1% (37.1 to 36.8).
About Greene County Elementary
Greene County Elementary serves students in Jefferson, Iowa, as a large elementary school. It is open to students in pre-K through 4 and enrolls 518 students. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 59% higher.
Greene County Comm School District has 3 schools; together they serve 1,240 students.
White students are 85% of those enrolled at Greene County Elementary. The remaining shares are 10% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put the White share of Greene County's population at about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 27, compared with 70 nationally.
Teacher count: 36.8 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 14.1:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 13.7:1. Roughly 51% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 48% average for public schools in Greene County.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Greene County Elementary outscored 18%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 66.5% for Greene County Elementary. The school posts 62.4%, 4.0 points below the prediction.
In Greene County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $63,409 a year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Greene County Elementary, Greene County has 5 public schools.
A public school about 0.5 miles away, Greene County Middle School, is the closest to Greene County Elementary. In all, 2 other public schools sit within five miles of Greene County Elementary. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, Greene County Elementary ranks 9th on average proficiency.
Greene County Elementary falls in the Rural: Remote locale category, used for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Greene County Elementary was 507 in 2020-21 and 518 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Greene County Elementary. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Greene County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,688
Census ACS
Median income
$63,409
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,425 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greene County Comm School District
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 375 students
- Greene County Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
Other schools in Jefferson
- Greene County High SchoolHigh · 375 students
- Greene County Middle SchoolMiddle · 347 students
Nearby schools
- Greene County Middle School0.5 mi · 347
- Greene County High School1.9 mi · 375
- Paton-Churdan Elementary11.9 mi · 86
- Paton-Churdan Jr-Sr High School11.9 mi · 99
- Ogden Middle School17.2 mi · 158
- Ogden High School17.2 mi · 234
Frequently asked questions
About Greene County ElementaryHow large is Greene County Elementary?
Greene County Elementary enrolls approximately 518 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Greene County Elementary serve?
Greene County Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Greene County Elementary?
Approximately 14.1:1 students per teacher at Greene County Elementary.
How diverse is Greene County Elementary?
Greene County Elementary reports a student body of 85% White, 10% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Greene County Elementary?
Greene County Elementary is overseen by Greene County Comm School District in Greene County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.