Enrollment
167
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HARRIS-LAKE PARK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191614000966
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School
105 Ave A West, Lake Park, IA 51347 · (712) 832-3437 · Dickinson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL167 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- CBeats 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
15.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
68 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 16 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 50% larger than its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School→Harris-Lake Park High School
Based on grade levels within Harris-Lake Park Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
53.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -14.4pp since 2023
Math
71.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -9.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.8% | 71.8% |
| 2023-24 | 68.2% | 81.2% |
% 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
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Harris-Lake Park Elementary School
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harris-Lake Park Elementary School this school | 167 | 40.7% | 67.8% |
| Collins-Maxwell Elementary School Collins | 182 | 41.2% | 80.4% |
| North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center Lowden | 168 | 38.1% | 77.1% |
| Keota Elementary School Keota | 165 | 37.6% | 70.2% |
| English Valleys Elementary School North English | 183 | 41.5% | 68.9% |
| Creston Early Childhood Center Creston | 142 | 40.8% | 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 Harris-Lake Park Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #366 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.8% | #358 of 564 ▼ 170 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.8% | #490 of 564 ▼ 159 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 167 | #602 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.7% | #352 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
167
+3 (+2%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 159
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 16.4:1
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 | 167 | 10.6 | 15.7:1 | 41% (68) |
| 2023-24 | 167 | 10.4 | 16.1:1 | 38% (64) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 9.4 | 18.3:1 | 34% (59) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 10 | 16.4:1 | 33% (54) |
| 2017-18 | 165 | 11.7 | 14.1:1 | 35% (58) |
| 2015-16 | 188 | 13 | 14.5:1 | 33% (62) |
| 2010-11 | 196 | 10 | 19.6:1 | 35% (68) |
| 2000-01 | 149 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 35% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 159 | 9 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Harris-Lake Park Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (165 to 167); teachers down 9% (11.7 to 10.6).
About Harris-Lake Park Elementary School
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Iowa, with an address in Lake Park. The school serves 167 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Besides Harris-Lake Park Elementary School, Harris-Lake Park Comm School District runs 1 other school. The district enrolls 341 students.
At Harris-Lake Park Elementary School, White students make up 92% of the student body. The school is also 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That is close to the 94% White share among all Dickinson County residents. Harris-Lake Park Elementary School has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 10.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 15.7:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Around 41% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The 31% average for public schools in Dickinson County is 10 points lower.
allk12 grades Harris-Lake Park Elementary School a C. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.8%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 71.6%.
In the county around the school, Dickinson County, median household income is about $75,432, roughly 31% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Harris-Lake Park Elementary School is among the 9 public schools in Dickinson County.
Harris-Lake Park High School is the public school closest to Harris-Lake Park Elementary School, about 0.7 miles away. Harris-Lake Park Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Harris-Lake Park Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
Enrollment at Harris-Lake Park Elementary School was 164 in 2020-21 and 167 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
Topics for discussion here include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,990
Census ACS
Median income
$75,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Harris-Lake Park Comm School District
- Harris-Lake Park High SchoolHigh · 174 students
Nearby schools
- Harris-Lake Park High School0.7 mi · 174
- Spirit Lake High School11.5 mi · 393
- Spirit Lake Elementary School11.6 mi · 547
- Spirit Lake Middle School11.6 mi · 379
- Okoboji High School12.3 mi · 366
- Okoboji Middle School12.3 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About Harris-Lake Park Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Harris-Lake Park Elementary School?
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School enrolls approximately 167 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Harris-Lake Park Elementary School serve?
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Harris-Lake Park Elementary School?
Approximately 15.7:1 students per teacher at Harris-Lake Park Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Harris-Lake Park Elementary School?
At Harris-Lake Park Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Harris-Lake Park Elementary School?
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School is overseen by Harris-Lake Park Comm School District in Dickinson County.
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