Keystone Elementary School

Keystone Elementary School is one of the modestly sized elementary campuss in Keystone, Iowa, part of Benton Comm School District, with 176 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 3. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Keystone Elementary School sits 46% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 5 schools in Benton Comm School District (1,614 students total), Keystone Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Keystone Elementary School reports that nearly all students (86%) are White. The remainder consists of 6% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 95%.

Looking at school resources, Keystone Elementary School lists 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.8:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, Keystone Elementary School ranks in the top 10% of Iowa public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 70.9%; Keystone Elementary School posts 83.9%, +13.0 points above that line.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Benton County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $86,962 per year, about 26% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Benton County runs 12 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,919 students), of which Keystone Elementary School is one.

Benton Community Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.8 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Keystone Elementary School at 1st of 7; the average score across the group is 74.9%.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Keystone Elementary School has showed little movement, going from 176 students in 2018 to 176 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 95% to 86% over that span.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.