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What's one thing Interstate 35 Elementary School gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 357 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INTERSTATE 35 COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191467000880
Interstate 35 Elementary School
445 East North Street, Truro, IA 50257 · (641) 765-4901 · Madison County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
23%
105 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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 | 51 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 59 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (57) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (59).
Student demographics
11%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
Interstate 35 Elementary School→Interstate 35 High School
Based on grade levels within Interstate 35 Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.5pp since 2023
Math
79.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.3% | 79.8% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 79.4% |
% 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
79.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 79% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Interstate 35 Elementary School
Interstate 35 Elementary School's state test result (79.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interstate 35 Elementary School this school | 458 | 22.9% | 79.3% |
| Ballard East Elementary Cambridge | 417 | 23.5% | 76.9% |
| Bronson Elementary School Bronson | 390 | 21.3% | 82.5% |
| Jesup Elementary School Jesup | 412 | 25.7% | 81.9% |
| North Ridge Elementary Waverly | 397 | 20.4% | N/A |
| Ballard West Elementary Slater | 451 | 18.8% | 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 Interstate 35 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.3% | #144 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.8% | #229 of 564 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #111 of 564 ▲ 129 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #138 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #284 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.9% | #532 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 22.9% | #573 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.7% | #54 of 168 |
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
458
+158 (+53%) vs 2020
+51% since 1990-91, when it was 303
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 458 | 33.9 | 13.5:1 | 23% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 331 | 26.9 | 12.3:1 | 26% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 334 | 26.5 | 12.6:1 | 25% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 300 | 23 | 13.0:1 | 27% (82) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 30.6 | 12.9:1 | 26% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 420 | 30 | 14.0:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2010-11 | 292 | 23 | 12.7:1 | 35% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 254 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 19% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 303 | 22 | 13.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Interstate 35 Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (396 to 458); teachers up 11% (30.6 to 33.9).
About Interstate 35 Elementary School
A mid-sized elementary school in Truro, Iowa, Interstate 35 Elementary School is part of Interstate 35 Comm School District. The school enrolls 458 students in pre-K through 6. On average, elementary schools in Iowa enroll around 325, and this school is 41% bigger than that mark.
Interstate 35 Comm School District operates 3 schools. Combined enrollment is 1,071 students.
By race and ethnicity, Interstate 35 Elementary School is 94% White. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic. In Madison County overall, the White share is about 95%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
The school lists 33.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. A total of 105 students, or 23%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 25% average for public schools in Madison County.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Interstate 35 Elementary School is 80.5%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 79.3%.
In the surrounding county, Madison County, median household income comes to about $90,855, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. The county's public schools total 10, with about 3,355 students.
Interstate 35 High School, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of Interstate 35 Elementary School, there are 2 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 73.3%; Interstate 35 Elementary School's is 79.3%, ranking 3rd of 9.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Distant: the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Interstate 35 Elementary School had 300 students in 2020-21 and 458 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans.
This page is set up for the Interstate 35 Elementary School community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,926
Census ACS
Median income
$90,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Interstate 35 Comm School District
- Interstate 35 High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- Interstate 35 Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Other schools in Truro
- Interstate 35 High SchoolHigh · 385 students
- Interstate 35 Middle SchoolMiddle · 228 students
Nearby schools
- Interstate 35 High School0.0 mi · 385
- Interstate 35 Middle School0.0 mi · 228
- Winterset Middle School12.1 mi · 351
- Clarke Community Middle School12.1 mi · 289
- Clarke Community High School12.1 mi · 421
- Winterset Junior High School12.2 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About Interstate 35 Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Interstate 35 Elementary School?
Interstate 35 Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Interstate 35 Elementary School serve?
Interstate 35 Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Interstate 35 Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Interstate 35 Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Interstate 35 Elementary School?
Student demographics at Interstate 35 Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Interstate 35 Elementary School?
Interstate 35 Elementary School is overseen by Interstate 35 Comm School District in Madison County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.