Enrollment
283
Elementary
DISTRICT 248 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GRUNDY CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191329000799
Grundy Center Elementary School
903 9th St, Grundy Center, IA 50638 · (319) 825-5461 · Grundy County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL283 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.6:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
92 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 70 | 25% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 59 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 19% larger than its 4th grade class (59).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Grundy Center Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
77.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
80.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -6.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down 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 | 77.9% | 80.7% |
| 2023-24 | 82.3% | 86.9% |
% 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
82.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Grundy Center Elementary School
Grundy Center Elementary School's state test result (82.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy Center Elementary School this school | 283 | 32.5% | 82.0% |
| Panorama Elementary Panora | 306 | 31.7% | 65.3% |
| Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville | 255 | 31.0% | 89.0% |
| Clayton Ridge Elementary School Garnavillo | 293 | 30.7% | 75.9% |
| Northwood-Kensett Elementary Northwood | 287 | 30.0% | 68.3% |
| Sageville Elementary School Dubuque | 304 | 29.9% | 66.4% |
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 Grundy Center Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #96 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.7% | #209 of 564 ▼ 131 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.9% | #186 of 564 ▼ 114 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 283 | #414 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #175 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 19.1% | #435 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #464 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.7% | #129 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
283
+20 (+8%) vs 2020
+21% since 1990-91, when it was 234
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 283 | 22.5 | 12.6:1 | 33% (92) |
| 2023-24 | 278 | 21.9 | 12.7:1 | 29% (80) |
| 2022-23 | 277 | 23.4 | 11.8:1 | 34% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 263 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 27% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 273 | 23.2 | 11.8:1 | 24% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 288 | 22 | 13.1:1 | 30% (85) |
| 2010-11 | 316 | 21 | 15.1:1 | 30% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | 20% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 234 | 15 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Grundy Center Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (273 to 283); teachers down 3% (23.2 to 22.5).
About Grundy Center Elementary School
Grundy Center Elementary School operates as a medium-sized elementary school in Grundy Center, Iowa. The school had 283 students in kindergarten through 4 in 2024-25.
Grundy Center Elementary School is one school in Grundy Center Comm School District, a system of 3 schools with 743 students.
Grundy Center Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. After that, the student body is 5% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Grundy Center Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 19%.
The count of teachers at Grundy Center Elementary School is 22.5 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 12.6:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, higher than at this school. Around 33% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Grundy County.
allk12 grades Grundy Center Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Grundy Center Elementary School, the prediction is 75.7% and the result is 82.0%.
Grundy County has about 12,384 residents, and median household income is about $87,205, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Grundy County number 11 and enroll about 2,334.
Grundy Center Middle School is the closest public school, about 0.3 miles away in a straight line. Grundy Center Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Grundy Center Elementary School ranks 3rd on proficiency.
The school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Distant).
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 8%, from 263 to 283. By 2024-25, the school had 12.6 students per teacher, compared with 11.0 in 2020-21.
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Grundy County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,384
Census ACS
Median income
$87,205
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,334 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Grundy Center Comm School District
- Grundy Center High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Grundy Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 219 students
Other schools in Grundy Center
- Grundy Center High SchoolHigh · 241 students
- Grundy Center Middle SchoolMiddle · 219 students
Nearby schools
- Grundy Center Middle School0.3 mi · 219
- Grundy Center High School0.3 mi · 241
- AGWSR Middle School9.4 mi · 131
- AGWSR Elementary at Wellsburg9.4 mi · 59
- Gladbrook-Reinbeck Jr. High & High School9.4 mi · 207
- Gladbrook-Reinbeck Elementary School9.7 mi · 262
Frequently asked questions
About Grundy Center Elementary SchoolHow large is Grundy Center Elementary School?
Grundy Center Elementary School enrolls approximately 283 students in grades KG-04.
Is Grundy Center Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Grundy Center Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Grundy Center Elementary School?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at Grundy Center Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Grundy Center Elementary School?
Student demographics at Grundy Center Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Two or more.
Is Grundy Center Elementary School public or private?
Grundy Center Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Grundy Center Comm School District.
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