Inman Elementary School

Inman Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Red Oak, Iowa, overseen by Red Oak Comm School District. The school educates 461 students in grades K through 6. That puts it 42% above the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Inman Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Red Oak Comm School District, a district that works with 932 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Inman Elementary School shows that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 10% Hispanic, 3% multiracial.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Inman Elementary School has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Inman Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 65.2%; this one comes in at 54.7%, -10.4 points off the demographic line.

In the area at large, Montgomery County reports that the typical household earns roughly $63,666 per year, about 20% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Inman Elementary School is one of 7 public schools in Montgomery County (combined enrollment of about 1,473 students).

The closest other public school is Red Oak Junior/Senior High School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, Inman Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 69.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a town-center area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Inman Elementary School has expanded 28%, going from 360 students in 2018 to 461 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Inman Elementary School community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.