Enrollment
168
Elementary
DISTRICT 171 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL DECATUR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190690000816
North Elementary School
1203 NE Poplar Street, Leon, IA 50144 · (641) 446-4452 · Decatur County
GRADES 03–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL168 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 72% 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.
- 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
11.3:1
15 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
110 students
DISTRICT 66% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 31% |
| Grade 6 | 47 | 28% |
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
North Elementary School→Central Decatur MS/HS High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Central Decatur Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
77.6%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 | 72.1% | 77.6% |
| 2023-24 | 70.1% | 79.2% |
% 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
73.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 59% 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 North Elementary School
North Elementary School's state test result (73.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary School this school | 168 | 65.5% | 73.3% |
| South Elementary School Leon | 173 | 71.1% | N/A |
| Mormon Trail Elementary School Humeston | 132 | 63.6% | 57.6% |
| Van Buren County Community School District Harmony Center Farmington | 175 | 58.3% | 55.5% |
| George Washington Elementary School Keokuk | 222 | 66.7% | 64.0% |
| Briggs Elementary School Maquoketa | 207 | 69.6% | 43.2% |
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 North Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.3% | #276 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.6% | #265 of 564 ▼ 45 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.1% | #295 of 564 ▼ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 168 | #599 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.5% | #98 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.3% | #64 of 359 |
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
168
+4 (+2%) vs 2020
+40% since 2010-11, when it was 120
Student : Teacher
11.3:1
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 | 168 | 14.9 | 11.3:1 | 65% (110) |
| 2023-24 | 176 | 13.1 | 13.5:1 | 72% (127) |
| 2022-23 | 172 | 12.1 | 14.3:1 | 68% (117) |
| 2020-21 | 164 | 14 | 11.7:1 | 68% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 222 | 16.1 | 13.8:1 | 62% (137) |
| 2015-16 | 239 | 12 | 19.9:1 | 67% (159) |
| 2010-11 | 120 | 10 | 12.0:1 | 66% (79) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (222 to 168); teachers down 7% (16.1 to 14.9).
About North Elementary School
North Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Central Decatur Comm School District in Leon, Iowa. It serves 168 students in grades 3 through 6. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Central Decatur Comm School District serves 632 students across 3 schools.
About 92% of the student body at North Elementary School is White. Other students are 4% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. The county population is about 92% White, within a few points of the school. Pick two students at random and there is a 15% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at North Elementary School is 14.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 11.3:1. This ratio sits 2.4 below the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 65%.
The allk12 Grade for North Elementary School is B+. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 72% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
A school in Iowa with North Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch share would be expected to score about 59.2%. North Elementary School scores 73.3%.
Among Decatur County residents, the median household income is $59,044, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. North Elementary School is one of 6 public schools in the county.
Central Decatur MS/HS High School is located less than a tenth of a mile from North Elementary School. The five-mile area around North Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. North Elementary School comes in 1st of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies North Elementary School's location as Rural: Remote.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 164 to 168.
The North Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Decatur County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,759
Census ACS
Median income
$59,044
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
967 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Decatur Comm School District
- Central Decatur MS/HS High SchoolHigh · 291 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Leon
- Central Decatur MS/HS High SchoolHigh · 291 students
- South Elementary SchoolElementary · 173 students
Other North Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 24 states are named North Elementary. North Elementary School is the 46th largest of the 51.
- NORTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOLBRENTWOOD, NY · 881 students
- North Elementary SchoolWHITE SETTLEMENT, TX · 800 students
- North Elementary SchoolLEANDER, TX · 737 students
- North ElementaryTracy, CA · 722 students
- North ElementaryPrince George, VA · 720 students
Nearby schools
- Central Decatur MS/HS High School0.0 mi · 291
- South Elementary School0.9 mi · 173
- Lamoni Elementary School13.3 mi · 191
- Lamoni Middle School13.3 mi · 63
- Lamoni High School13.3 mi · 81
- Mormon Trail Jr-Sr High School14.6 mi · 98
Frequently asked questions
About North Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Elementary School?
North Elementary School enrolls approximately 168 students in grades 03-06.
What age range does North Elementary School serve?
North Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 06.
How many teachers does North Elementary School have?
North Elementary School employs 15 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.3:1.
What is the student diversity at North Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Elementary School are roughly 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 4% Two or more.
What district is North Elementary School in?
North Elementary School is part of Central Decatur Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.