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Enrollment
504
Elementary
DISTRICT 375 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW HAMPTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192034001205
New Hampton Elementary School
206 W Main, New Hampton, IA 50659 · (641) 394-5858 · Chickasaw County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL504 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% 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.
- BBeats 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
15.2:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
203 students
DISTRICT 41% · 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 | 123 | 24% |
| Kindergarten | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (87) is 24% larger than its 4th grade class (70).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 29% · 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 New Hampton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.6% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 80.3% |
% 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
73.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 New Hampton Elementary School
New Hampton Elementary School's state test result (73.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hampton Elementary School this school | 504 | 40.3% | 73.8% |
| E A Kreft Primary School Council Bluffs | 502 | 41.2% | N/A |
| Central Elementary School Nevada | 632 | 40.5% | 85.8% |
| Hoover Elementary School Council Bluffs | 401 | 39.2% | 75.0% |
| Louisa-Muscatine Elementary Letts | 468 | 38.7% | 76.4% |
| Forest City Elementary School Forest City | 448 | 35.9% | 81.0% |
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 New Hampton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #264 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #226 of 564 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #336 of 564 ▲ 41 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 504 | #98 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #465 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.5% | #332 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.3% | #359 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +14.8% | #64 of 168 |
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
504
+105 (+26%) vs 2020
-21% since 1990-91, when it was 640
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 504 | 33.1 | 15.2:1 | 40% (203) |
| 2023-24 | 459 | 32 | 14.3:1 | 40% (185) |
| 2022-23 | 401 | 27.8 | 14.4:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2020-21 | 399 | 28 | 14.3:1 | 36% (144) |
| 2017-18 | 439 | 27 | 16.3:1 | 33% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 460 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 32% (146) |
| 2010-11 | 467 | 29 | 16.1:1 | 32% (150) |
| 2000-01 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 23% (106) |
| 1990-91 | 640 | 40 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Hampton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 15% (439 to 504); teachers up 23% (27 to 33.1).
About New Hampton Elementary School
At 206 W Main in New Hampton, Iowa, New Hampton Elementary School operates as a large elementary school. Federal data show 504 students enrolled in pre-K through 4 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.
District-wide, New Hampton Comm School District has 3 schools and 1,126 students.
The share of students at New Hampton Elementary School who are White is 82%. Other students are 15% Hispanic. By comparison, Chickasaw County residents are about 95% White. A diversity index of 31% means there is a 31% chance two randomly chosen students at New Hampton Elementary School are from different groups.
Based on 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, New Hampton Elementary School has a ratio of 15.2:1. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 13.7:1. Income data for the school show 40% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
New Hampton Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 55% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Test results at New Hampton Elementary School are 2.0 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (73.8% actual, 71.8% predicted).
The school is in Chickasaw County, where the median household earns about $75,675 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 21% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. New Hampton Elementary School shares Chickasaw County with 6 other public schools.
New Hampton High School, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 2 other public schools. Of the 7 nearby schools with scores, including this one, New Hampton Elementary School is 5th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is Rural: Remote.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has grown 26%, from 399 to 504.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at New Hampton Elementary School. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Chickasaw County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
11,807
Census ACS
Median income
$75,675
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
2,055 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in New Hampton Comm School District
- New Hampton High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- New Hampton Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Other schools in New Hampton
- New Hampton High SchoolHigh · 318 students
- New Hampton Middle SchoolMiddle · 304 students
Nearby schools
- New Hampton High School0.5 mi · 318
- New Hampton Middle School0.5 mi · 304
- Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School8.9 mi · 217
- Fredericksburg Elem School9.2 mi · 120
- Nashua-Plainfield Junior-Senior High School13.5 mi · 311
- Nashua-Plainfield Elementary School13.7 mi · 281
Frequently asked questions
About New Hampton Elementary SchoolHow large is New Hampton Elementary School?
New Hampton Elementary School enrolls approximately 504 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does New Hampton Elementary School serve?
New Hampton Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at New Hampton Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at New Hampton Elementary School is approximately 15.2:1 (33 FTE teachers).
How diverse is New Hampton Elementary School?
New Hampton Elementary School reports a student body of 82% White, 15% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is New Hampton Elementary School in?
New Hampton Elementary School is part of New Hampton Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.