Lenox Elementary School

Lenox Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in Lenox, Iowa, overseen by Lenox Comm School District. The school hosts 308 students in grades pre-K through 6.

Within Lenox Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 527 students, Lenox Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Lenox Elementary School logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school reports 31% Hispanic. By comparison, Taylor County as a whole is about 90% White, so the school skews visibly less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Lenox 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 66.3%; Lenox Elementary School posts 76.2%, +9.9 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, Taylor County reports that the typical household earns roughly $67,740 per year, roughly 16% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Lenox Elementary School is one of 4 public schools in Taylor County (combined enrollment of about 1,041 students).

The closest other public school is Lenox High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lenox Elementary School at 4th of 8; the average score across the group is 73.8%.

Lenox Elementary School operates from a rural location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 3%: 299 students in 2018 compared to 308 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 73% to 67% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 14.1:1 today.

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