Enrollment
191
Elementary
DISTRICT 112 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LAMONI COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191632000974
Lamoni Elementary School
202 N Walnut St, Lamoni, IA 50140 · (641) 784-3422 · Decatur County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL191 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 17% 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.
- C-Beats 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
17.7:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
110 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 | 37 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 23 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 29 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 30% · 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 Lamoni Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
52.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.4pp since 2023
Math
68.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.7% | 68.5% |
| 2023-24 | 54.1% | 65.6% |
% 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
59.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Lamoni Elementary School
Lamoni Elementary School's state test result (59.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamoni Elementary School this school | 191 | 57.6% | 59.1% |
| Winfield Elementary School Winfield | 182 | 56.6% | 66.5% |
| Sidney Elementary School Sidney | 241 | 57.7% | 77.3% |
| Johnson Elementary Spencer | 201 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center Farmington | 175 | 58.3% | 55.5% |
| East Union Elementary Afton | 201 | 55.7% | 78.2% |
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 Lamoni Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.1% | #463 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.5% | #406 of 564 ▲ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.7% | #500 of 564 ▼ 26 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 191 | #572 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.6% | #147 of 666 |
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
191
+29 (+18%) vs 2020
-4% since 1990-91, when it was 200
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 191 | 10.8 | 17.7:1 | 58% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 196 | 13.1 | 14.9:1 | 67% (131) |
| 2022-23 | 212 | 15.7 | 13.5:1 | 66% (139) |
| 2020-21 | 162 | 15 | 10.8:1 | 62% (101) |
| 2017-18 | 175 | 16.4 | 10.7:1 | 61% (107) |
| 2015-16 | 193 | 14 | 13.8:1 | 63% (122) |
| 2010-11 | 230 | 17 | 13.5:1 | 64% (148) |
| 2000-01 | 179 | 15 | 11.9:1 | 33% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 200 | 18 | 11.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lamoni Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (175 to 191); teachers down 34% (16.4 to 10.8).
About Lamoni Elementary School
Lamoni Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in Lamoni, Iowa. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 191 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
Besides Lamoni Elementary School, Lamoni Comm School District runs 2 other schools. The district enrolls 335 students.
About 84% of the student body at Lamoni Elementary School is White. Smaller groups are 7% Hispanic and 7% multiracial. Lamoni Elementary School's diversity index is 28%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 10.8 full-time equivalents, or about 17.7 students per teacher. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 17.7:1 here. About 58% of students, or 110, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Lamoni Elementary School is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 17% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Lamoni Elementary School is 4.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (59.1% versus 63.1%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in Iowa.
Across Decatur County, the median household income is $59,044, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 24%, and about 11% of people live in poverty. Decatur County is home to 6 public schools and about 967 public school students.
The next-closest public school is Lamoni High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Lamoni Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 2 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.7% on proficiency, and Lamoni Elementary School is below that at 59.1%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Remote, meaning it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Lamoni Elementary School's enrollment climbed from 162 in 2020-21 to 191 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 17.7:1, from 10.8:1.
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Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,759
Census ACS
Median income
$59,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lamoni Comm School District
- Lamoni High SchoolHigh · 81 students
- Lamoni Middle SchoolMiddle · 63 students
Other schools in Lamoni
- Lamoni High SchoolHigh · 81 students
- Lamoni Middle SchoolMiddle · 63 students
Nearby schools
- Lamoni High School0.0 mi · 81
- Lamoni Middle School0.0 mi · 63
- NORTH HARRISON ELEM.10.9 mi · 111
- NORTH HARRISON HIGH10.9 mi · 106
- South Elementary School12.6 mi · 173
- Central Decatur MS/HS High School13.3 mi · 291
Frequently asked questions
About Lamoni Elementary SchoolHow large is Lamoni Elementary School?
Lamoni Elementary School enrolls approximately 191 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does Lamoni Elementary School serve?
Lamoni Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Lamoni Elementary School?
Approximately 17.7:1 students per teacher at Lamoni Elementary School.
How diverse is Lamoni Elementary School?
Lamoni Elementary School reports a student body of 84% White, 7% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees Lamoni Elementary School?
Lamoni Elementary School is overseen by Lamoni Comm School District in Decatur County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.