North Kossuth Elementary School

Set in Swea City, Iowa, North Kossuth Elementary School is a close-knit elementary campus, overseen by North Kossuth Comm School District. It works with 131 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 60% below the state mean of about 325.

North Kossuth Comm School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 241 students. North Kossuth Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, North Kossuth Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder consists of 7% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the resource side, The school currently runs with 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 54% of students at North Kossuth Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Kossuth County runs at roughly 41%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, North Kossuth Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 64.8%; this one delivers 90.2%, a residual of +25.4 points.

In the broader community, census data for Kossuth County shows median household income runs about $67,697, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Kossuth County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,954 students), of which North Kossuth Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is North Union Middle School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, North Kossuth Elementary School comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 65.5%.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Kossuth Elementary School has ticked down 15%, going from 154 students in 2018 to 131 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 94% to 85% over that span.

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