Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 103 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·EASTERN ALLAMAKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191041000666
New Albin Elementary School
401 Locust SE, New Albin, IA 52160 · (563) 544-4246 · Allamakee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% 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
13.3:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
63 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 27 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 12 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is about the same size as its 4th grade class (24).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 Eastern Allamakee Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
85.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.8pp since 2023
Math
95.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +19.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 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 20 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 85.4% | 95.8% |
| 2023-24 | 81.6% | 76.3% |
% 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
84.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 71% 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 14 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 New Albin Elementary School
New Albin Elementary School's state test result (84.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Albin Elementary School this school | 147 | 42.9% | 84.6% |
| Central Springs Elementary Manly Campus Manly | 143 | 43.4% | 77.3% |
| Delwood Elementary School Delmar | 142 | 40.1% | 85.0% |
| Harris-Lake Park Elementary School Lake Park | 167 | 40.7% | 67.8% |
| Melcher-Dallas Elementary Dallas | 157 | 38.9% | 61.7% |
| Creston Early Childhood Center Creston | 142 | 40.8% | 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 New Albin Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.6% | #59 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 95.8% | #6 of 564 ▲ 270 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #63 of 564 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #624 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 42.9% | #321 of 666 |
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
147
-27 (-16%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 19.3:1
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 | 147 | 11.1 | 13.3:1 | 43% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 128 | 11.8 | 10.9:1 | 41% (52) |
| 2022-23 | 155 | 10.6 | 14.7:1 | 42% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 174 | 9 | 19.3:1 | 43% (74) |
| 2017-18 | 171 | 9.3 | 18.4:1 | 39% (67) |
| 2015-16 | 157 | 9 | 17.4:1 | 41% (65) |
| 2010-11 | 169 | 11 | 15.4:1 | 40% (67) |
| 2000-01 | 133 | 9 | 14.8:1 | 20% (27) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 11 | 17.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Albin Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (171 to 147); teachers up 19% (9.3 to 11.1).
About New Albin Elementary School
New Albin Elementary School is the name of a small elementary school in New Albin, Iowa. It teaches 147 students in pre-K through 4. That is 55% below the average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
Federal data list 3 schools in Eastern Allamakee Comm School District, with 309 students enrolled.
At New Albin Elementary School, 93% of students are White. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, New Albin Elementary School scores 13%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 13.3:1. The school has 11.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Federal data show 43% of students (63) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 53% average among public schools in Allamakee County.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, New Albin Elementary School outscored 95%, which works out to an A+ on the allk12 Grade.
In Iowa, New Albin Elementary School is one of the top 10% of schools on BeatsExpectations, with an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 84.6% compared with a predicted 70.5%.
In the surrounding county, Allamakee County, the median household earns about $70,694 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. Allamakee County has 11 public schools with about 2,183 students, including New Albin Elementary School.
De Soto Middle is the nearest public school to New Albin Elementary School, about 6.5 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 5 other public schools are within ten miles. Its average proficiency rate of 84.6% is above the 64.9% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 174 students in 2020-21, enrollment decreased to 147 by 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 19.3 to 13.3 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to New Albin Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Allamakee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,092
Census ACS
Median income
$70,694
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,183 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Eastern Allamakee Comm School District
- Kee High SchoolHigh · 87 students
- Lansing Middle SchoolMiddle · 75 students
Nearby schools
- De Soto Middle6.5 mi · 101
- De Soto High6.5 mi · 133
- De Soto Virtual School6.5 mi · 9
- Lansing Middle School9.8 mi · 75
- Kee High School9.8 mi · 87
- Prairie View Elementary10.3 mi · 92
Frequently asked questions
About New Albin Elementary SchoolHow large is New Albin Elementary School?
New Albin Elementary School enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-04.
Is New Albin Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
New Albin Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does New Albin Elementary School have?
New Albin Elementary School employs 11 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is New Albin Elementary School?
New Albin Elementary School reports a student body of 93% White, 1% Hispanic, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees New Albin Elementary School?
New Albin Elementary School is overseen by Eastern Allamakee Comm School District in Allamakee County.
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