Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ODEBOLT ARTHUR BATTLE CREEK IDA GROVE COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192160002247
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove
403 Barnes St, Ida Grove, IA 51445 · (712) 364-2360 · Ida County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL308 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
156 students
DISTRICT 44% · 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 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (43).
Student demographics
16%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
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove→Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School→Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School
Based on grade levels within Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.5pp since 2023
Math
77.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +10.2pp 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.9% | 77.7% |
| 2023-24 | 63.4% | 67.5% |
% 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
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove this school | 308 | 50.6% | 68.9% |
| Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center Douds | 292 | 51.0% | 69.5% |
| Missouri Valley Elementary Missouri Valley | 359 | 51.3% | 65.2% |
| GMG Elementary School Green Mountain | 271 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Eddyville Elementary Eddyville | 274 | 49.3% | 78.0% |
| Central Elementary Elkader | 292 | 47.3% | 80.4% |
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 Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #350 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.7% | #264 of 564 ▲ 141 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #302 of 564 ▲ 91 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 308 | #358 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.7:1 | #560 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.7% | #479 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.6% | #210 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
308
+5 (+2%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
25.7:1
was 303.0:1
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 | 308 | 12 | 25.7:1 | 51% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 308 | 11 | 28.0:1 | 50% (155) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 7 | 44.3:1 | 50% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 303 | 1 | 303.0:1 | 54% (165) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove.
About Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove is an elementary school in Ida Grove, Iowa, reachable at (712) 364-2360. The school covers pre-K through 5 and reported 308 students in 2024-25.
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove falls under Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District, which has 4 schools enrolling 934 students.
At Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove, 92% of students are White. The school is also 6% Hispanic. Census estimates put Ida County at about 93% White, close to the school's figure. The diversity index for Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove is 16%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The school had 12 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 25.7:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. The school reported 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 42% average for public schools in Ida County is 9 points lower.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 66.6% at Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 68.9%.
In the surrounding county, Ida County, median household income comes to about $63,073, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. The county's public schools total 5, with about 1,156 students.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is the nearest public school to Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove, about 0.4 miles away. The school's 68.9% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove is coded as Rural: Remote in federal locale data.
Enrollment went from 303 in 2020-21 to 308 in 2024-25, a change of 5 students. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio dropped from 303.0:1 to 25.7:1.
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Ida County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
6,911
Census ACS
Median income
$63,073
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,156 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District
- Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High SchoolHigh · 326 students
- Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle SchoolMiddle · 186 students
- Odebolt Elementary-OdeboltElementary · 114 students
Other schools in Ida Grove
- Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High SchoolHigh · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School0.4 mi · 326
- Galva-Holstein Elementary School10.7 mi · 175
- Ridge View High School10.7 mi · 242
- Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Middle School11.1 mi · 186
- Odebolt Elementary-Odebolt11.1 mi · 114
- Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary11.7 mi · 105
Frequently asked questions
About Odebolt Elementary-Ida GroveHow large is Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove?
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove enrolls approximately 308 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove serve?
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove have?
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove employs 12 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove?
At Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove, the student body is approximately 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove?
Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove is overseen by Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Community School District in Ida County.
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