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What advice would you give to incoming students at Lisbon Elementary School?
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Enrollment
461
Elementary
DISTRICT 381 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LISBON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191725001008
Lisbon Elementary School
235 W School St, Lisbon, IA 52253 · (319) 455-2659 · Linn County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL461 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
14.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
58 students
DISTRICT 15% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 61 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 27% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
Lisbon Elementary School→Lisbon Secondary School
Based on grade levels within Lisbon Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.3%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.5pp since 2023
Math
86.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +9.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 86 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.3% | 86.1% |
| 2023-24 | 79.8% | 76.4% |
% 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
78.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Lisbon Elementary School
Lisbon Elementary School's state test result (78.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon Elementary School this school | 461 | 12.6% | 78.5% |
| Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building Denver | 431 | 12.1% | 93.1% |
| Peosta Elementary School Peosta | 425 | 11.1% | 80.2% |
| Roland-Story Elementary School Story City | 446 | 16.1% | 88.3% |
| Irving Elementary School Indianola | 395 | 14.9% | 85.5% |
| North Ridge Elementary Grimes | 412 | 13.3% | N/A |
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 Lisbon Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 78.5% | #160 of 564 | #12 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.1% | #97 of 564 ▲ 178 | #3 of 39 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.3% | #177 of 564 ▼ 68 | #13 of 39 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 461 | #132 of 705 | #7 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #390 of 561 | #32 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.1% | #488 of 561 | #38 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.6% | #641 of 666 | #42 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +15.5% | #57 of 168 | #7 of 9 |
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
461
+47 (+11%) vs 2020
+95% since 1990-91, when it was 236
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 461 | 32.1 | 14.4:1 | 13% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 462 | 32.1 | 14.4:1 | 15% (71) |
| 2022-23 | 415 | 29.1 | 14.3:1 | 18% (75) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 27 | 15.3:1 | 12% (49) |
| 2017-18 | 399 | 26.2 | 15.3:1 | 12% (49) |
| 2015-16 | 398 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 345 | 25 | 13.8:1 | 19% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 285 | 19 | 15.0:1 | 11% (31) |
| 1990-91 | 236 | 12 | 19.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lisbon Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (399 to 461); teachers up 23% (26.2 to 32.1).
About Lisbon Elementary School
Located in Lisbon, Iowa, Lisbon Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Enrollment is 461 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 6. Against the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 42% higher.
Lisbon Comm School District includes 2 schools. Together they enroll 762 students.
Most students at Lisbon Elementary School are White: 92% of enrollment. The remaining students are 4% multiracial and 3% Hispanic. Census figures show Linn County is about 84% White. The chance that two students picked at random at Lisbon Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
The school has about 14.4 students per teacher and 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Linn County.
allk12 grades Lisbon Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Lisbon Elementary School is -7.2 points: 78.5% actual, 85.7% predicted.
Among Linn County residents, median household income is about $77,649, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Lisbon Elementary School is one of 83 public schools in Linn County, which together enroll about 36,480 students.
The closest public school, Lisbon Secondary School, is less than a tenth of a mile from Lisbon Elementary School. Within five miles are 4 other public schools. On average proficiency, Lisbon Elementary School is 7th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
The school is in a town close to an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Fringe).
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count grew from 414 to 461.
Discussions about Lisbon Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lisbon Comm School District
- Lisbon Secondary SchoolHigh · 301 students
Other Lisbon Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Lisbon Elementary. Lisbon Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Lisbon ElementaryWoodbine, MD · 480 students
- LISBON ELEMENTARY SCHOOLLisbon, ND · 222 students
Nearby schools
- Lisbon Secondary School0.0 mi · 301
- Washington Elementary School1.9 mi · 543
- Mount Vernon Middle School2.0 mi · 425
- Mount Vernon High School2.1 mi · 470
- North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center7.3 mi · 139
- Lakeview Elementary9.6 mi · 490
Frequently asked questions
About Lisbon Elementary SchoolHow large is Lisbon Elementary School?
Lisbon Elementary School enrolls approximately 461 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Lisbon Elementary School serve?
Lisbon Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Lisbon Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Lisbon Elementary School is approximately 14.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Lisbon Elementary School?
Student demographics at Lisbon Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 3% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Lisbon Elementary School in?
Lisbon Elementary School is part of Lisbon Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.