Enrollment
131
Elementary
DISTRICT 121 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTH KOSSUTH COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192083001887
North Kossuth Elementary School
203 5th Street North, Swea City, IA 50590 · (515) 272-4361 · Kossuth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL131 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 99% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A+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
13.6:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
71 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 16 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 17 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 19 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 19 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (19).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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 Kossuth Elementary School→North Union Middle School
Based on grade levels within North Kossuth Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
92.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
98.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 92 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 98 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 92.3% | 98.1% |
| 2023-24 | 84.3% | 92.2% |
% 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
90.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+25.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 90% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 65% 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 25 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 Kossuth Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Kossuth Elementary School this school | 131 | 54.2% | 90.2% |
| North Union Elementary Fenton | 130 | 54.6% | N/A |
| Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril | 149 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Walcott Elementary School Walcott | 150 | 52.0% | 70.9% |
| West Harrison Elementary Mondamin | 126 | 49.2% | 68.5% |
| River Valley Elementary Washta | 154 | 53.2% | 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 North Kossuth Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.2% | #9 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 98.1% | #2 of 564 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 92.3% | #9 of 564 ▲ 40 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 131 | #640 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.2% | #171 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
131
-14 (-10%) vs 2020
-31% since 1990-91, when it was 189
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 131 | 9.6 | 13.6:1 | 54% (71) |
| 2023-24 | 140 | 9.3 | 15.1:1 | 54% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 11.6 | 11.2:1 | 57% (74) |
| 2020-21 | 145 | 12 | 12.1:1 | 66% (95) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 11.5 | 13.4:1 | 64% (99) |
| 2015-16 | 156 | 8 | 19.5:1 | 64% (100) |
| 2010-11 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 55% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 165 | 14 | 11.8:1 | 36% (59) |
| 1990-91 | 189 | 13 | 14.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Kossuth Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 15% (154 to 131); teachers down 16% (11.5 to 9.6).
About North Kossuth Elementary School
North Kossuth Elementary School is an elementary school in Swea City, Iowa, reachable at (515) 272-4361. The school enrolls 131 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 60% smaller than that.
North Kossuth Comm School District runs 2 schools with a combined 241 students. North Kossuth Elementary School is one of them.
About 85% of the student body at North Kossuth Elementary School is White. The remaining students are 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 27% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 9.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.6:1. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 54%. For comparison, public schools in Kossuth County average 41%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, North Kossuth Elementary School receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
North Kossuth Elementary School beats its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 25.4 points (90.2% versus 64.8%), a top-10% result in Iowa on BeatsExpectations.
Kossuth County has these Census figures: the median household income is $67,697, roughly 23% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Kossuth County is home to 9 public schools and about 1,954 public school students.
North Union Middle School is the public school closest to North Kossuth Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within ten miles is 2. Ranked by average proficiency, North Kossuth Elementary School places 1st out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
In the federal locale system, North Kossuth Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment has fallen by 14 students since 2020-21, to 131. The school's ratio rose from 12.1:1 to 13.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for North Kossuth Elementary School covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Kossuth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,516
Census ACS
Median income
$67,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,954 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in North Kossuth Comm School District
- North Union Middle SchoolMiddle · 110 students
Nearby schools
- North Union Middle School0.0 mi · 110
- North Union High School8.4 mi · 170
- North Union Elementary12.5 mi · 130
- North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center18.3 mi · 227
- North Iowa Middle School18.3 mi · 115
- North Iowa High School18.3 mi · 124
Frequently asked questions
About North Kossuth Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at North Kossuth Elementary School?
North Kossuth Elementary School enrolls approximately 131 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does North Kossuth Elementary School serve?
North Kossuth Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at North Kossuth Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at North Kossuth Elementary School is approximately 13.6:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at North Kossuth Elementary School?
At North Kossuth Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees North Kossuth Elementary School?
North Kossuth Elementary School is overseen by North Kossuth Comm School District in Kossuth County.
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