New Albin Elementary School

As a cozy elementary-level community in New Albin, Iowa, New Albin Elementary School teaches 147 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by Eastern Allamakee Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so New Albin Elementary School sits 55% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Eastern Allamakee Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 309 students, New Albin Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, New Albin Elementary School lists that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 6% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, New Albin Elementary School has 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 43% of students at New Albin Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Allamakee County runs at roughly 53%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, New Albin Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 70.5%; actual is 84.6%, +14.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Across the wider county, Allamakee County reports that the typical household earns roughly $70,694 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Allamakee County's 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,183 students), New Albin Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: De Soto Virtual School, around 6.5 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 5 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), New Albin Elementary School ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 64.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 171 students in 2018 compared to 147 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.