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
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 21 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 46 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 7% larger than its 6th grade class (46).
Student demographics
45%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
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.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.5% | 84.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 87.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like Lenox Elementary School
Lenox Elementary School's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenox Elementary School this school | 308 | 51.3% | 76.2% |
| Boyden-Hull Elementary School Boyden | 322 | 48.1% | 81.2% |
| Clark Elementary School Le Mars | 301 | 50.2% | 69.8% |
| Madison Elementary School Muscatine | 372 | 50.8% | 61.3% |
| Sibley Ocheyedan Elementary School Sibley | 308 | 56.2% | 77.8% |
| Sunset Heights Elementary School Webster City | 311 | 48.6% | 72.8% |
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 Lenox Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #217 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #143 of 564 ▼ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #337 of 564 ▼ 210 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #357 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.1:1 | #353 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 45.5% | #246 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.3% | #197 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +3.0% | #140 of 168 |
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
308
+27 (+10%) vs 2020
+12% since 1990-91, when it was 274
Student : Teacher
14.1:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 308 | 21.9 | 14.1:1 | 51% (158) |
| 2023-24 | 311 | 23.9 | 13.0:1 | 55% (172) |
| 2022-23 | 303 | 23.7 | 12.8:1 | 58% (175) |
| 2020-21 | 281 | 24 | 11.7:1 | 55% (155) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 22.9 | 13.1:1 | 47% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 314 | 23 | 13.7:1 | 57% (179) |
| 2010-11 | 234 | 19 | 12.3:1 | 58% (136) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 15 | 13.3:1 | 48% (96) |
| 1990-91 | 274 | 21 | 13.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lenox Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (299 to 308); teachers down 4% (22.9 to 21.9).
About Lenox Elementary School
At 600 S. Locust St. in Lenox, Iowa, Lenox Elementary School operates as a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 308 students.
The Lenox Comm School District system has 2 schools and 527 students.
Of every 100 students at Lenox Elementary School, about 67 are White. The school is also 31% Hispanic. The White share of the county population is higher, at 90%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Lenox Elementary School scores 45%.
Its ratio of 14.1:1 is based on 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is similar, at 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 51%. The average for public schools in Taylor County is similar, at 52%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Lenox Elementary School outscored 77%, which works out to an A- on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for Lenox Elementary School is 66.3%. It actually posts 76.2%, which is 9.9 points higher and in the top 10% of Iowa schools.
In the surrounding county, Taylor County, median household income comes to about $67,740, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 16% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 7%. The county has 4 public schools and about 1,041 students.
Lenox Elementary School's nearest public school is Lenox High School (less than a tenth of a mile). Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, Lenox Elementary School is 4th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Remote. That means it sits in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 281 to 308, a 10% rise. Federal data show the ratio rising from 11.7:1 to 14.1:1.
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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
Other Lenox Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lenox Elementary. Lenox Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Lenox Elementary SchoolPortland, OR · 363 students
- LENOX ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBALDWIN, NY · 261 students
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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