Enrollment
308
Elementary
DISTRICT 211 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ODEBOLT ARTHUR BATTLE CREEK IDA GROVE COMM 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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 Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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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.
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 →
About Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove
As an average-sized primary school in Ida Grove, Iowa, Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove educates 308 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 934 students; Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove shows that the student body is overwhelmingly White (92%); the rest looks like 6% Hispanic. Compared to Ida County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 25.7:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. About 51% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Ida County's rate of about 42%.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.6%, the actual is 68.9%, a residual of +2.3 points.
Around the school, census data for Ida County shows median household income runs about $63,073, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Ida County runs 5 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,156 students), of which Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove is one.
Odebolt Arthur Battle Creek Ida Grove High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 73.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.
In the discussion threads here, the feed for Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Comm 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
- Ridge View High School10.7 mi · 242
- Galva-Holstein Elementary School10.7 mi · 175
- 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 Comm School District in Ida County.
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