Enrollment
165
Elementary
DISTRICT 140 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KEOTA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191566000938
Keota Elementary School
505 N. Ellis Street, Keota, IA 52248 · (641) 636-2323 · Keokuk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL165 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
11.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
38%
62 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 | 26 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 18 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 26 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 22 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (22).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Keota Elementary School→Keota High School
Based on grade levels within Keota Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +14.9pp since 2023
Math
72.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.1% | 72.1% |
| 2023-24 | 64.2% | 71.6% |
% 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
70.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
73.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 73% 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 Keota Elementary School
Keota Elementary School's state test result (70.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keota Elementary School this school | 165 | 37.6% | 70.2% |
| North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center Lowden | 168 | 38.1% | 77.1% |
| Valley Elementary School Elgin | 169 | 36.7% | 81.2% |
| Clarksville Elementary School Clarksville | 176 | 35.8% | 69.1% |
| BCLUW Elementary School Conrad | 160 | 37.5% | 77.2% |
| Southeast Warren Primary Milo | 162 | 35.8% | 82.1% |
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 Keota Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.2% | #326 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #352 of 564 ▲ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #164 of 564 ▲ 212 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 165 | #607 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 37.6% | #396 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.9% | #95 of 359 |
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
165
-28 (-15%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 253
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
was 12.9:1
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 | 165 | 14.7 | 11.3:1 | 38% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 166 | 14.1 | 11.8:1 | 42% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 188 | 16.5 | 11.4:1 | 40% (76) |
| 2020-21 | 193 | 15 | 12.9:1 | 47% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 206 | 15.3 | 13.5:1 | 32% (65) |
| 2015-16 | 207 | 13 | 15.9:1 | 25% (51) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 15 | 13.4:1 | 31% (62) |
| 2000-01 | 218 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 16% (34) |
| 1990-91 | 253 | 15 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Keota Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (206 to 165); teachers down 4% (15.3 to 14.7).
About Keota Elementary School
A low-enrollment elementary school in Keota, Iowa, Keota Elementary School is part of Keota Comm School District. It offers pre-K through 6 and has 165 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 49% lower.
Keota Elementary School is one of the 2 schools that make up Keota Comm School District (279 students in total).
The share of White students at Keota Elementary School is 95%. Next come 5% Hispanic. In Keokuk County overall, the White share is about 95%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Keota Elementary School scores 10%.
Keota Elementary School reports a ratio of 11.3 students per teacher, from 14.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is 2.5 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Keota Elementary School, 38% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Keokuk County is similar, at 41%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Keota Elementary School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 73.2% for Keota Elementary School. The school posts 70.2%, 3.0 points below the prediction.
The school's county is Keokuk County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $62,329, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 17%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Keokuk County's 6 public schools enroll about 1,063 students and include Keota Elementary School.
The closest school to Keota Elementary School is Keota High School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. Keota Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 4 others within ten miles. Keota Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 70.2% against a local average of 73.2%.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Keota Elementary School had a net loss of 28 students, or 15%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.9:1 in 2020-21, and 11.3:1 in 2024-25.
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Keokuk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,924
Census ACS
Median income
$62,329
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,063 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other Keota Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Keota Elementary. Keota Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Keota Elementary SchoolKeota, OK · 255 students
Nearby schools
- Keota High School0.1 mi · 114
- Mid-Prairie West Elementary School9.2 mi · 330
- Mid-Prairie High School9.5 mi · 362
- Mid-Prairie Virtual Academy9.5 mi · 31
- English Valleys Elementary School11.9 mi · 183
- English Valleys Jr-Sr High School12.3 mi · 214
Frequently asked questions
About Keota Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Keota Elementary School?
Keota Elementary School enrolls approximately 165 students in grades PK-06.
Is Keota Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Keota Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at Keota Elementary School?
Approximately 11.3:1 students per teacher at Keota Elementary School.
How diverse is Keota Elementary School?
Keota Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black.
Is Keota Elementary School public or private?
Keota Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Keota Comm School District.
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