Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School

Located at 501 Isabella, in Radcliffe, Iowa, Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is a close-knit elementary school that educates 181 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 44% smaller than the state mean of about 325.

Hubbard-Radcliffe Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 377 students; Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School lists that nearly all students (87%) are White; the rest reads as 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 82.1%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Hardin County put median household earnings sit near $65,069, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School is one of 14 public schools in Hardin County (combined enrollment of about 3,073 students).

The closest other public school is South Hardin Middle School, roughly 7.1 miles away. On composite proficiency, Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 80.0%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 8%: 197 students in 2018 compared to 181 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 91% to 87%.

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