Enrollment
181
Elementary
DISTRICT 189 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·HUBBARD-RADCLIFFE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191431002038
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School
501 Isabella, Radcliffe, IA 50230 · (515) 899-2111 · Hardin County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL181 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% 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
12.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
58 students
DISTRICT 37% · 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 | 20 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 20 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (20).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School→South Hardin Middle School
Based on grade levels within Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.7pp since 2023
Math
88.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 88.6% |
| 2023-24 | 78.9% | 82.9% |
% 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
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.1pp
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 Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School this school | 181 | 32.0% | 82.1% |
| Lone Tree Elementary School Lone Tree | 196 | 33.2% | 82.4% |
| Kingsley Elementary School Kingsley | 173 | 30.6% | 79.6% |
| Aplington Elementary School Aplington | 165 | 30.9% | 74.9% |
| Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School Dysart | 219 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Baxter Elementary School Baxter | 209 | 30.1% | 74.8% |
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 Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Hardin County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #94 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.6% | #52 of 564 ▲ 89 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #87 of 564 ▲ 39 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 181 | #579 of 705 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.0% | #472 of 666 | #5 of 6 |
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
181
-16 (-8%) vs 2020
-15% since 2000-01, when it was 212
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 181 | 14.2 | 12.8:1 | 32% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 193 | 13.2 | 14.6:1 | 31% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 11.6 | 15.9:1 | 32% (58) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 11 | 17.9:1 | 30% (59) |
| 2017-18 | 197 | 14.5 | 13.6:1 | 36% (71) |
| 2015-16 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 41% (81) |
| 2010-11 | 170 | 10 | 17.0:1 | 51% (86) |
| 2000-01 | 212 | 16 | 13.3:1 | 29% (62) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (197 to 181); teachers down 2% (14.5 to 14.2).
About Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is a small elementary school found in Radcliffe, Iowa. Its 181 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students.
A total of 2 schools make up Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District, with 377 students enrolled.
About 87% of the student body at Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is White. Other students are 7% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's diversity index is 24%, meaning two students picked at random have a 24% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School employs 14.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 12.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 32%.
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 82% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is +6.1 points: 82.1% actual, 75.9% predicted.
Within Hardin County, the median household income is $65,069, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. In all, Hardin County has 14 public schools and roughly 3,073 students.
The shortest distance from Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School to another public school is about 7.1 miles, to South Hardin Middle School. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is 6th on average proficiency.
The school's locale code, Rural: Distant, means it is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 16 students since 2020-21, to 181. By 2024-25, the school had 12.8 students per teacher, compared with 17.9 in 2020-21.
Community posts for Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,639
Census ACS
Median income
$65,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District
- South Hardin Middle SchoolMiddle · 196 students
Nearby schools
- South Hardin Middle School7.1 mi · 196
- South Hamilton Middle And High School10.8 mi · 300
- South Hamilton Elem10.9 mi · 370
- Roland-Story Middle School11.0 mi · 331
- Roland-Story Elementary School11.7 mi · 446
- Roland-Story High School11.9 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary SchoolHow large is Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School?
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School enrolls approximately 181 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School serve?
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School.
How diverse is Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School?
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School reports a student body of 87% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School?
Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is overseen by Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District in Hardin County.
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