Enrollment
227
Elementary
DISTRICT 210 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRISWOLD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191323002264
Griswold Elementary
20 Madison St., Griswold, IA 51535 · (712) 778-2154 · Cass County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL227 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
- ·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
10.6:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
37%
83 students
DISTRICT 36% · 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 | 35 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Griswold Elementary→Griswold Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Griswold Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +11.9pp since 2023
Math
73.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.3% | 73.3% |
| 2023-24 | 60.4% | 79.1% |
% 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
67.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% 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 Griswold Elementary
Griswold Elementary's state test result (67.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Griswold Elementary this school | 227 | 36.6% | 67.5% |
| Irwin Elementary School Irwin | 221 | 37.1% | N/A |
| Glidden-Ralston Elementary School Glidden | 227 | 35.7% | 73.7% |
| 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 Griswold Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.5% | #370 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #331 of 564 ▼ 104 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #291 of 564 ▲ 133 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 227 | #520 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #20 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.1% | #541 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 36.6% | #411 of 666 |
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
+27 (+14%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 21.4 | 10.6:1 | 37% (83) |
| 2023-24 | 239 | 20.5 | 11.7:1 | 49% (118) |
| 2022-23 | 231 | 20.5 | 11.3:1 | 46% (106) |
| 2020-21 | 200 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 47% (94) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Griswold Elementary.
About Griswold Elementary
At 20 Madison St. in Griswold, Iowa, Griswold Elementary operates as a low-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 227 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 30% smaller than that.
Griswold Comm School District is responsible for 2 schools, Griswold Elementary included, with 420 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show Griswold Elementary is 95% White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 95% White share among all Cass County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 10% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Griswold Elementary's 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.6:1. That is lower than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 37%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Griswold Elementary receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Griswold Elementary would score about 73.7%. It scores 67.5%, 6.1 points below that figure.
Census Bureau estimates for Cass County show that the median household income is $63,013, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. There are 13 public schools in Cass County, enrolling about 3,957 students in all.
The school nearest to Griswold Elementary is Griswold Middle/High School, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Griswold Elementary places 7th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Federal data place Griswold Elementary in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment grew 14% from its 2020-21 level of 200. The ratio was 11.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
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Cass County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
13,096
Census ACS
Median income
$63,013
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,957 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Griswold Comm School District
- Griswold Middle/High SchoolHigh · 193 students
Other Griswold Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Griswold Elementary. Griswold Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Griswold Elementary SchoolGriswold, CT · 655 students
Nearby schools
- Griswold Middle/High School0.0 mi · 193
- Washington Elementary School12.8 mi · 554
- Atlantic High School12.9 mi · 478
- Atlantic Middle School12.9 mi · 349
- Schuler Elementary School12.9 mi · 206
- Oakland Elementary14.0 mi · 178
Frequently asked questions
About Griswold ElementaryHow many students attend Griswold Elementary?
Griswold Elementary enrolls approximately 227 students in grades PK-05.
Is Griswold Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Griswold Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Griswold Elementary have?
Griswold Elementary employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
How diverse is Griswold Elementary?
Griswold Elementary reports a student body of 95% White, 4% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Griswold Elementary?
Griswold Elementary is overseen by Griswold Comm School District in Cass County.
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