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What's the most underrated thing about Meadow View Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
520
Elementary
DISTRICT 462 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ADEL DESOTO MINBURN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190315002282
Meadow View Elementary
1300 S. 15th Street, Adel, IA 50003 · (515) 993-4283 · Dallas County
GRADES 02–04ELEMENTARY31-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL520 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
20%
102 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 167 | 32% |
| Grade 3 | 168 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 185 | 36% |
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.6pp since 2023
Math
85.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.7% | 85.3% |
| 2023-24 | 80.1% | 83.8% |
% 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
83.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 83% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 82% 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 Meadow View Elementary
Meadow View Elementary's state test result (83.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow View Elementary this school | 520 | 19.6% | 83.3% |
| Washington Elementary School Mount Vernon | 543 | 19.5% | 81.6% |
| Alan Shepard Elementary School Long Grove | 467 | 18.4% | 83.5% |
| Ballard West Elementary Slater | 451 | 18.8% | N/A |
| Roland-Story Elementary School Story City | 446 | 16.1% | 88.3% |
| Interstate 35 Elementary School Truro | 458 | 22.9% | 79.3% |
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 Meadow View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.3% | #74 of 564 | #7 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #115 of 564 ▲ 10 | #10 of 15 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.7% | #83 of 564 ▲ 22 | #7 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 520 | #90 of 705 | #12 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #229 of 561 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #439 of 561 | #15 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.6% | #599 of 666 | #12 of 20 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 520 | 39.9 | 13.0:1 | 20% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 523 | 38.9 | 13.4:1 | 20% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 520 | 37 | 14.1:1 | 19% (98) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Meadow View Elementary.
About Meadow View Elementary
Meadow View Elementary is one of the public schools in Adel, Iowa. It is a large elementary school. The school reports 520 students in grades 2 through 4. The typical figure for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students.
Meadow View Elementary is among 5 schools run by Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District, which serves 2,278 students.
White students are the large majority at Meadow View Elementary, with 90% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Meadow View Elementary comes in at 19%.
The school employs the equivalent of 39.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.0:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 20%. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is about the same, 22%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Meadow View Elementary is 1.1 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 83.3% actual, 82.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
Across Dallas County, median household income is about $102,379, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Meadow View Elementary is among the 41 public schools in Dallas County.
The nearest other public school, ADM Senior High School, is about 0.8 miles away. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Meadow View Elementary. By average proficiency, Meadow View Elementary is 8th among 8 schools close by.
Meadow View Elementary has an NCES locale of Town: Fringe.
The Meadow View Elementary community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District
- ADM Senior High SchoolHigh · 666 students
- Adel Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- ADM Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
- DeSoto Intermediate SchoolMiddle · 337 students
Other schools in Adel
- ADM Senior High SchoolHigh · 666 students
- Adel Elementary SchoolElementary · 403 students
- ADM Middle SchoolMiddle · 352 students
Other Meadow View Elementary schools
9 other US public schools in 9 states are named Meadow View Elementary. Meadow View Elementary is the 5th largest of the 10.
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolAlabaster, AL · 953 students
- Meadow View ElementaryMartinsville, VA · 659 students
- Meadow View Elementary SchoolPlainfield, IL · 627 students
- Meadow View ElementaryOconomowoc, WI · 548 students
- Meadow View ElementaryJacksonville, NC · 520 students
Nearby schools
- ADM Senior High School0.8 mi · 666
- ADM Middle School0.8 mi · 352
- Adel Elementary School1.0 mi · 403
- DeSoto Intermediate School5.0 mi · 337
- Dallas Center Elementary6.0 mi · 169
- Dallas Center-Grimes Middle School6.2 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About Meadow View ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Meadow View Elementary?
Meadow View Elementary enrolls approximately 520 students in grades 02-04.
Is Meadow View Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Meadow View Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 02-04.
How many students per teacher at Meadow View Elementary?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Meadow View Elementary.
How diverse is Meadow View Elementary?
Meadow View Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Meadow View Elementary?
Meadow View Elementary is overseen by Adel DeSoto Minburn Comm School District in Dallas County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.