Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HINTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191416000843
Hinton Elementary School
315 West Grand, Hinton, IA 51024 · (712) 947-4327 · Plymouth County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
15.2:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
37 students
DISTRICT 12% · 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 | 37 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 29% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 19% |
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
Based on grade levels within Hinton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +10.3pp since 2023
Math
89.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.1% | 89.1% |
| 2023-24 | 78.8% | 87.9% |
% 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
86.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Hinton Elementary School
Hinton Elementary School's state test result (86.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton Elementary School this school | 299 | 12.4% | 86.2% |
| Janesville Elementary School Janesville | 269 | 14.9% | 80.6% |
| Big Creek Elementary Polk City | 357 | 9.8% | 83.3% |
| Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center Granger | 253 | 14.6% | N/A |
| Treynor Elementary School Treynor | 366 | 15.0% | 88.9% |
| Alburnett Elementary School Alburnett | 395 | 12.2% | 75.7% |
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 Hinton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 86.2% | #35 of 564 | #1 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #45 of 564 ▲ 17 | #1 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #29 of 564 ▲ 99 | #2 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #381 of 705 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #462 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #537 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.4% | #642 of 666 | #7 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.5% | #49 of 359 | N/A |
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
299
+6 (+2%) vs 2020
+19% since 1990-91, when it was 251
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.4:1
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 | 299 | 19.7 | 15.2:1 | 12% (37) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 20.3 | 15.2:1 | 15% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 317 | 19.3 | 16.4:1 | 12% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | 16% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 407 | 21.6 | 18.8:1 | 17% (68) |
| 2015-16 | 289 | 20 | 14.4:1 | 17% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 352 | 23 | 15.3:1 | 16% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 321 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 12% (40) |
| 1990-91 | 251 | 16 | 15.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hinton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (407 to 299); teachers down 9% (21.6 to 19.7).
About Hinton Elementary School
This page covers Hinton Elementary School, a medium-sized elementary school in Hinton, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 3 attend, and enrollment is 299 students.
Hinton Comm School District is the district for Hinton Elementary School. It has 3 schools and 860 students.
The large majority of students at Hinton Elementary School, 95%, are White. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial and 2% Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Hinton Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 10%.
Dividing enrollment by its 19.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 15.2:1. Among elementary schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. Eligible students account for 12% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Public schools in Plymouth County average 29%.
allk12 grades Hinton Elementary School an A-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Hinton Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 86.2%, compared with a predicted 85.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census estimates describe Plymouth County this way: median household income is about $83,251, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 16 public schools in Plymouth County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,219.
The closest public school, Hinton Intermediate School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Hinton Elementary School. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, Hinton Elementary School is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Hinton Elementary School is in rural territory close to an urban area, a location NCES labels Rural: Fringe.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 299, close to the 293 recorded in 2020-21.
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Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,747
Census ACS
Median income
$83,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hinton Comm School District
- Hinton High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Hinton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Other schools in Hinton
- Hinton High SchoolHigh · 370 students
- Hinton Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 191 students
Other Hinton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Hinton Elementary. Hinton Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Hinton Elementary SchoolHinton, OK · 300 students
Nearby schools
- Hinton Intermediate School0.0 mi · 191
- Hinton High School0.0 mi · 370
- Leeds Elementary School7.0 mi · 593
- North Middle School7.2 mi · 1,136
- North High School7.4 mi · 1,529
- Clark Early Childhood Center8.0 mi · 75
Frequently asked questions
About Hinton Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Hinton Elementary School?
Hinton Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Hinton Elementary School serve?
Hinton Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hinton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Hinton Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (20 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Hinton Elementary School?
Hinton Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Two or more.
What district is Hinton Elementary School in?
Hinton Elementary School is part of Hinton Comm School District.
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