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What tradition at Irving Elementary School should never be changed?
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Enrollment
395
Elementary
DISTRICT 404 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·INDIANOLA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191464000874
Irving Elementary School
500 W Clinton, Indianola, IA 50125 · (515) 961-9560 · Warren County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL395 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 79% 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.
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
14.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
15%
59 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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 Indianola Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
92.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 92 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.1% | 92.1% |
| 2023-24 | 85.3% | 90.5% |
% 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
85.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
84.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 86% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School's state test result (85.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elementary School this school | 395 | 14.9% | 85.5% |
| Adel Elementary School Adel | 403 | 16.1% | N/A |
| Treynor Elementary School Treynor | 366 | 15.0% | 88.9% |
| Roland-Story Elementary School Story City | 446 | 16.1% | 88.3% |
| Underwood Elementary School Underwood | 424 | 17.7% | 85.1% |
| Lisbon Elementary School Lisbon | 461 | 12.6% | 78.5% |
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 Irving Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #44 of 564 | #1 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 92.1% | #20 of 564 ▲ 18 | #1 of 10 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #53 of 564 ▼ 16 | #1 of 10 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 395 | #227 of 705 | #7 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #414 of 561 | #6 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.4% | #499 of 561 | #10 of 10 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 14.9% | #627 of 666 | #10 of 11 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.8% | #228 of 359 | #6 of 7 |
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
395
-38 (-9%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 461
Student : Teacher
14.6:1
was 17.3:1
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 | 395 | 27.1 | 14.6:1 | 15% (59) |
| 2023-24 | 392 | 25.6 | 15.3:1 | 17% (66) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 25.7 | 15.7:1 | 18% (71) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 25 | 17.3:1 | 20% (86) |
| 2017-18 | 438 | 26 | 16.9:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2015-16 | 430 | 25 | 17.2:1 | 20% (88) |
| 2010-11 | 404 | 26 | 15.5:1 | 21% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 519 | 35 | 14.8:1 | 20% (104) |
| 1990-91 | 461 | 27 | 17.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 10% (438 to 395); teachers up 4% (26 to 27.1).
About Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Indianola, Iowa, (ZIP code 50125). Its enrollment is 395 students, spread over kindergarten through 5. On average, elementary schools in Iowa enroll around 325, and this school is 22% larger than that mark.
Indianola Comm School District runs 6 schools with a combined 3,599 students. Irving Elementary School is one of them.
Roughly 92% of students at Irving Elementary School are White. Smaller groups are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Warren County residents are about 93% White, a similar share. The diversity index for Irving Elementary School is 14%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
On staff are 27.1 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.6:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Irving Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 15%. Public schools in Warren County average 24%.
On the allk12 Grade, Irving Elementary School lands at A-, ahead of 79% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Irving Elementary School scores 85.5% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 84.5%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Warren County show that median household income comes to about $94,588, roughly 33% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 3% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Warren County counts 20 public schools with about 10,473 students.
Irving Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Whittier Elementary School, about 0.6 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, Irving Elementary School is ahead of the 75.8% nearby average, ranking 1st of 9.
Federal data place Irving Elementary School in the Town: Fringe locale, which means it is in a town close to an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Irving Elementary School had a net loss of 38 students, or 9%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 17.3 to 14.6 over 4 years.
This page collects posts and questions about Irving Elementary School, such as fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,409
Census ACS
Median income
$94,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Indianola Comm School District
- Indianola High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Indianola Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Wilder Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other schools in Indianola
- Indianola High SchoolHigh · 1,165 students
- Indianola Middle SchoolMiddle · 818 students
- Wilder Elementary SchoolElementary · 456 students
- Emerson Elementary SchoolElementary · 396 students
- Whittier Elementary SchoolElementary · 369 students
Other Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elementary School is the 10th largest of the 19.
- Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 605 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 409 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IA · 353 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Whittier Elementary School0.6 mi · 369
- Emerson Elementary School1.0 mi · 396
- Indianola High School1.2 mi · 1,165
- Wilder Elementary School1.3 mi · 456
- Indianola Middle School1.4 mi · 818
- Southeast Warren Primary8.1 mi · 162
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School enrolls approximately 395 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Irving Elementary School serve?
Irving Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Irving Elementary School?
Approximately 14.6:1 students per teacher at Irving Elementary School.
How diverse is Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School reports a student body of 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School is overseen by Indianola Comm School District in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.