Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 264 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LENOX COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191662000991
Lenox Elementary School
600 S. Locust St., Lenox, IA 50851 · (641) 333-2244 · Taylor County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
158 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Lenox Elementary School→Lenox High School
Based on grade levels within Lenox Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -9.6pp since 2023
Math
84.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 66% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 10 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
308
+9 (+3%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 13.1:1
% White
67%
was 73%
% Hispanic
31%
was 26%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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Taylor County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
5,868
Census ACS
Median income
$67,740
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
1,041 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Lenox High School0.0 mi · 219
- Diagonal Elementary School12.1 mi · 58
- Diagonal Junior-Senior High School12.1 mi · 52
- Southwest Valley High school12.4 mi · 195
- Corning Elementary School12.6 mi · 210
- Creston Early Childhood Center16.6 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About Lenox Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Lenox Elementary School?
Lenox Elementary School enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Lenox Elementary School serve?
Lenox Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lenox Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lenox Elementary School is approximately 14.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lenox Elementary School?
At Lenox Elementary School, the student body is approximately 67% White, 31% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is Lenox Elementary School in?
Lenox Elementary School is part of Lenox Comm School District.
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