Enrollment
287
Elementary
DISTRICT 276 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORTHWOOD-KENSETT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192121001270
Northwood-Kensett Elementary
1200 1st Ave North, Northwood, IA 50459 · (641) 324-1127 · Worth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL287 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
15.1:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
86 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 50 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 20% · 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
Northwood-Kensett Elementary→Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School
Based on grade levels within Northwood-Kensett Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
64.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.5pp since 2023
Math
79.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.2% | 79.1% |
| 2023-24 | 61.7% | 74.2% |
% 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
68.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Northwood-Kensett Elementary
Northwood-Kensett Elementary's state test result (68.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northwood-Kensett Elementary this school | 287 | 30.0% | 68.3% |
| Sageville Elementary School Dubuque | 304 | 29.9% | 66.4% |
| Clayton Ridge Elementary School Garnavillo | 293 | 30.7% | 75.9% |
| Audubon Elementary School Audubon | 252 | 30.6% | 84.9% |
| Panorama Elementary Panora | 306 | 31.7% | 65.3% |
| MFL MarMac Elementary School Monona | 318 | 28.6% | 73.7% |
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 Northwood-Kensett Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #362 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.1% | #240 of 564 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.2% | #414 of 564 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 287 | #406 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #457 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.3% | #470 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.0% | #506 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #123 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
287
-50 (-15%) vs 2020
+29% since 1990-91, when it was 223
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 287 | 19 | 15.1:1 | 30% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 19 | 15.5:1 | 35% (103) |
| 2022-23 | 321 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 35% (113) |
| 2020-21 | 337 | 22 | 15.3:1 | 41% (137) |
| 2017-18 | 347 | 22 | 15.8:1 | 31% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 341 | 20 | 17.1:1 | 34% (116) |
| 2010-11 | 248 | 19 | 13.1:1 | 39% (96) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 23 | 11.9:1 | 27% (73) |
| 1990-91 | 223 | 14 | 15.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Northwood-Kensett Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (347 to 287); teachers down 14% (22 to 19).
About Northwood-Kensett Elementary
Federal records list Northwood-Kensett Elementary as an elementary school in Northwood, Iowa. A total of 287 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
Northwood-Kensett Comm School District is the district for Northwood-Kensett Elementary. It has 2 schools and 552 students.
Most students at Northwood-Kensett Elementary are White: 91% of enrollment. Other groups include 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. County-wide, about 95% of residents are White. Northwood-Kensett Elementary has a diversity index of 16%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
At Northwood-Kensett Elementary, 19 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 15.1:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 30% of enrollment. That is close to the 32% average for public schools in Worth County.
The allk12 Grade for Northwood-Kensett Elementary is C-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 22% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
After adjusting for student poverty, Northwood-Kensett Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 68.3%; the prediction is 77.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Worth County show that median household income is about $78,008, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 19%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Northwood-Kensett Elementary is one of 4 public schools in Worth County, which together enroll about 931 students.
The closest public school, Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School, is about 0.6 miles from Northwood-Kensett Elementary. Within ten miles are 5 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 54.8%; Northwood-Kensett Elementary's is 68.3%, ranking 4th of 7.
Northwood-Kensett Elementary has an NCES locale of Rural: Remote.
Northwood-Kensett Elementary saw enrollment fall 15% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Worth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,350
Census ACS
Median income
$78,008
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
931 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Northwood-Kensett Comm School District
- Northwood-Kensett Middle/High SchoolHigh · 265 students
Nearby schools
- Northwood-Kensett Middle/High School0.6 mi · 265
- Success West8.9 mi · 4
- GLENVILLE-EMMONS SECONDARY8.9 mi · 104
- Success East9.4 mi · 16
- GLENVILLE EMMONS ELEMENTARY9.4 mi · 132
- Central Springs High School11.1 mi · 236
Frequently asked questions
About Northwood-Kensett ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Northwood-Kensett Elementary?
Northwood-Kensett Elementary enrolls approximately 287 students in grades PK-05.
Is Northwood-Kensett Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Northwood-Kensett Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Northwood-Kensett Elementary have?
Northwood-Kensett Elementary employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Northwood-Kensett Elementary?
At Northwood-Kensett Elementary, the student body is approximately 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Northwood-Kensett Elementary public or private?
Northwood-Kensett Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Northwood-Kensett Comm School District.
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