Enrollment
253
Elementary
DISTRICT 226 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GUTHRIE CENTER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191332000803
Guthrie Center Elementary School
900 N 4th St, Guthrie Center, IA 50115 · (641) 332-2720 · Guthrie County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL253 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
80 students
DISTRICT 26% · 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 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 37 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 23 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 36% larger than its 6th grade class (28).
Student demographics
23%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.3pp since 2023
Math
83.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.1% | 83.3% |
| 2023-24 | 75.4% | 81.5% |
% 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
79.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% 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 Guthrie Center Elementary School
Guthrie Center Elementary School's state test result (79.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Guthrie Center Elementary School this school | 253 | 31.6% | 79.4% |
| Audubon Elementary School Audubon | 252 | 30.6% | 84.9% |
| Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville | 255 | 31.0% | 89.0% |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School Council Bluffs | 271 | 33.9% | 68.0% |
| Northwood-Kensett Elementary Northwood | 287 | 30.0% | 68.3% |
| Bertha Godfrey Elementary School Algona | 283 | 29.7% | N/A |
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 Guthrie Center Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.4% | #142 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #154 of 564 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #277 of 564 ▼ 84 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 253 | #474 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #201 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.0% | #393 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.6% | #480 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #190 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
253
0 (0%) vs 2020
-12% since 1990-91, when it was 289
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
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 | 253 | 19.7 | 12.9:1 | 32% (80) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 21.1 | 11.8:1 | 32% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 255 | 23.2 | 11.0:1 | 34% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 253 | 23 | 11.0:1 | 41% (104) |
| 2017-18 | 289 | 22.9 | 12.6:1 | 36% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 297 | 23 | 12.9:1 | 38% (113) |
| 2010-11 | 320 | 23 | 13.9:1 | 34% (110) |
| 2000-01 | 305 | 20 | 15.3:1 | 27% (82) |
| 1990-91 | 289 | 22 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Guthrie Center Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (289 to 253); teachers down 14% (22.9 to 19.7).
About Guthrie Center Elementary School
Guthrie Center Elementary School runs as a small elementary school in Guthrie Center, Iowa. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 253 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
District-wide, Guthrie Center Comm School District has 2 schools and 451 students.
Federal enrollment data show Guthrie Center Elementary School is 87% White. Enrollment also includes 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 23%, meaning two students picked at random have a 23% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1 at Guthrie Center Elementary School, with 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 32%. For comparison, public schools in Guthrie County average 35%.
allk12 grades Guthrie Center Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 76.1% at Guthrie Center Elementary School; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 79.4%.
Among Guthrie County residents, the median household income is $77,711, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 25%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Besides Guthrie Center Elementary School, Guthrie County has 8 other public schools.
Guthrie Center High School is the public school closest to Guthrie Center Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 4. Ranked by average proficiency, Guthrie Center Elementary School places 2nd out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
NCES describes the area around Guthrie Center Elementary School as Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Compared with 2020-21, when it had 253 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 253. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.0:1 to 12.9:1.
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Guthrie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,688
Census ACS
Median income
$77,711
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,858 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Guthrie Center Comm School District
- Guthrie Center High SchoolHigh · 198 students
Nearby schools
- Guthrie Center High School1.1 mi · 198
- Panorama Middle School6.7 mi · 146
- Panorama High School6.7 mi · 220
- Panorama Elementary6.7 mi · 306
- Adair-Casey Jr. High School12.1 mi · 100
- Adair-Casey Elementary School12.1 mi · 160
Frequently asked questions
About Guthrie Center Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Guthrie Center Elementary School?
Guthrie Center Elementary School enrolls approximately 253 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Guthrie Center Elementary School serve?
Guthrie Center Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Guthrie Center Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Guthrie Center Elementary School is approximately 12.9:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Guthrie Center Elementary School?
Student demographics at Guthrie Center Elementary School are roughly 87% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Guthrie Center Elementary School public or private?
Guthrie Center Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Guthrie Center Comm School District.
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