Grundy Center Elementary School

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary-level community in Grundy Center, Iowa, Grundy Center Elementary School educates 283 students from grades K through 4, part of Grundy Center Comm School District.

Within Grundy Center Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 743 students, Grundy Center Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Grundy Center Elementary School records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (90%). Other groups include 5% multiracial, 3% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.6:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 33% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Grundy Center Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.0%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Grundy County) reports that median household earnings sit near $87,205, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Grundy County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,334 students), Grundy Center Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Grundy Center High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Grundy Center Elementary School comes 3rd of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 80.2%.

Grundy Center Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Grundy Center Elementary School's enrollment has increased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 273 (now 283). The White share of enrollment declined from 95% to 90% over that span.

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