Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 168 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LYNNVILLE-SULLY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191803001964
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School
12476 Hwy F62 E, Sully, IA 50251 · (641) 594-4445 · Jasper County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 89% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
65 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 39 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 5% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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 Lynnville-Sully Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.2pp since 2023
Math
88.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.6% | 88.1% |
| 2023-24 | 80.4% | 90.1% |
% 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
83.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Lynnville-Sully Elementary School
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School's state test result (83.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynnville-Sully Elementary School this school | 224 | 29.0% | 83.8% |
| Turkey Valley Elementary School Jackson Junction | 198 | 28.8% | 83.7% |
| Baxter Elementary School Baxter | 209 | 30.1% | 74.8% |
| Parkersburg Elementary School Parkersburg | 211 | 30.8% | N/A |
| Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School Dysart | 219 | 30.1% | N/A |
| Mitchellville Elementary Mitchellville | 255 | 31.0% | 89.0% |
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 Lynnville-Sully Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Jasper County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.8% | #65 of 564 | #1 of 9 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.1% | #60 of 564 ▼ 21 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #106 of 564 ▼ 5 | #1 of 9 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 224 | #525 of 705 | #8 of 9 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #65 of 561 | #1 of 9 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #536 of 561 | #9 of 9 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.0% | #519 of 666 | #7 of 9 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.9% | #348 of 359 | N/A |
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
224
+1 (+0%) vs 2020
-3% since 1990-91, when it was 231
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
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 | 224 | 19.6 | 11.4:1 | 29% (65) |
| 2023-24 | 224 | 19.5 | 11.5:1 | 26% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 20.4 | 11.6:1 | 24% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 223 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 27% (60) |
| 2017-18 | 226 | 19.8 | 11.4:1 | 25% (56) |
| 2015-16 | 220 | 18 | 12.2:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 201 | 17 | 11.8:1 | 23% (47) |
| 2000-01 | 229 | 14 | 16.4:1 | 7% (15) |
| 1990-91 | 231 | 16 | 14.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lynnville-Sully Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (226 to 224); teachers down 1% (19.8 to 19.6).
About Lynnville-Sully Elementary School
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School is an elementary school located in Sully, Iowa, in Jasper County. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 224 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 31% lower.
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School falls under Lynnville-Sully Comm School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 505 students.
The share of White students at Lynnville-Sully Elementary School is 95%. The remaining shares are 3% multiracial. In Jasper County overall, the White share is about 92%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 10%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.4:1. The school has 19.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 11.4:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Iowa. Federal data show 29% of students (65) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 40% average for public schools in Jasper County.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Lynnville-Sully Elementary School outscored 89%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 77.4% for Lynnville-Sully Elementary School. The school posts 83.8%, 6.4 points above the prediction.
Census data for Jasper County show the median household earns about $71,311 a year, roughly 20% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Lynnville-Sully Elementary School, Jasper County has 18 public schools.
Lynnville-Sully High School is the nearest public school to Lynnville-Sully Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, Lynnville-Sully Elementary School ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Its location is classified as Rural: Remote by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (223) and 2024-25 (224).
The discussion board for Lynnville-Sully Elementary School is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jasper County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
37,954
Census ACS
Median income
$71,311
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
18
5,668 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Lynnville-Sully Comm School District
- Lynnville-Sully High SchoolHigh · 160 students
- Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolMiddle · 121 students
Other schools in Sully
- Lynnville-Sully High SchoolHigh · 160 students
- Lynnville-Sully Middle SchoolMiddle · 121 students
Nearby schools
- Lynnville-Sully High School0.0 mi · 160
- Lynnville-Sully Middle School0.0 mi · 121
- Grinnell Community Middle School12.2 mi · 420
- Aurora Heights Elementary School12.2 mi · 260
- Davis Elementary School12.3 mi · 213
- Lincoln Elementary School12.4 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About Lynnville-Sully Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lynnville-Sully Elementary School?
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School enrolls approximately 224 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Lynnville-Sully Elementary School serve?
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many teachers does Lynnville-Sully Elementary School have?
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
How diverse is Lynnville-Sully Elementary School?
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School reports a student body of 95% White, 1% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lynnville-Sully Elementary School?
Lynnville-Sully Elementary School is overseen by Lynnville-Sully Comm School District in Jasper County.
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