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What's something Okoboji Elementary School does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
491
Elementary
DISTRICT 399 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·OKOBOJI COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190002102004
Okoboji Elementary School
705 N Ave, Milford, IA 51351 · (712) 338-2458 · Dickinson County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL491 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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
12.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
156 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 65 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 97 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (88) is 9% smaller than its 4th grade class (97).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 23% · 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
Based on grade levels within Okoboji Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
88.7%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.9% | 88.7% |
| 2023-24 | 73.9% | 84.8% |
% 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
82.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Okoboji Elementary School
Okoboji Elementary School's state test result (82.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Okoboji Elementary School this school | 491 | 31.8% | 82.2% |
| Wilton Elementary School Wilton | 509 | 32.4% | 74.4% |
| College View Elementary Council Bluffs | 488 | 30.7% | 76.3% |
| Winterset Elementary School Winterset | 488 | 32.8% | 71.9% |
| Ekstrand Elementary School De Witt | 464 | 30.2% | 77.3% |
| West Marshall Elementary School State Center | 412 | 33.3% | 76.8% |
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 Okoboji Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.2% | #88 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #49 of 564 ▲ 57 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.9% | #119 of 564 ▲ 99 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 491 | #108 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #167 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #374 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 31.8% | #474 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.0% | #125 of 168 |
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
491
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
+26% since 1990-91, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 491 | 39.2 | 12.5:1 | 32% (156) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 39.2 | 12.9:1 | 38% (194) |
| 2022-23 | 533 | 37.6 | 14.2:1 | 40% (212) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 36 | 13.8:1 | 34% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 472 | 33.9 | 13.9:1 | 33% (155) |
| 2015-16 | 462 | 32 | 14.4:1 | 31% (144) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 29 | 15.6:1 | 29% (130) |
| 2000-01 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 26% (90) |
| 1990-91 | 391 | 23 | 17.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Okoboji Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (472 to 491); teachers up 16% (33.9 to 39.2).
About Okoboji Elementary School
Okoboji Elementary School runs as a large elementary school in Milford, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 4 make up the school's enrollment of 491 students. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 51% higher.
Okoboji Comm School District counts 1,196 students in its 3 schools, and Okoboji Elementary School is one of them.
White students are 86% of those enrolled at Okoboji Elementary School. Next come 8% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 25%.
A staff of 39.2 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.5:1. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is 13.7:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 32%. That is in line with the 31% average for public schools in Dickinson County.
Okoboji Elementary School holds an A allk12 Grade, placing it above 87% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Okoboji Elementary School is +6.2 points: 82.2% actual, 76.0% predicted.
Looking at the county, Dickinson County, the median household earns about $75,432 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 31%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Dickinson County has 9 public schools with about 3,005 students, including Okoboji Elementary School.
Okoboji Elementary School's closest public school neighbor is Okoboji High School, about 0.4 miles away. The five-mile area around Okoboji Elementary School holds 2 other public schools. Local comparison: Okoboji Elementary School ranks 2nd of 7 nearby schools, at 82.2% versus a 77.7% average.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Remote. That means it sits in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 498 in 2020-21, 491 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.8:1 to 12.5:1.
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Dickinson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
17,990
Census ACS
Median income
$75,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
3,005 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Okoboji Comm School District
- Okoboji High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- Okoboji Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Other schools in Milford
- Okoboji High SchoolHigh · 366 students
- Okoboji Middle SchoolMiddle · 339 students
Nearby schools
- Okoboji High School0.4 mi · 366
- Okoboji Middle School0.5 mi · 339
- Spirit Lake Elementary School6.8 mi · 547
- Spirit Lake Middle School6.9 mi · 379
- Spirit Lake High School7.0 mi · 393
- Graettinger-Terril Elementary School9.0 mi · 149
Frequently asked questions
About Okoboji Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Okoboji Elementary School?
Okoboji Elementary School enrolls approximately 491 students in grades PK-04.
Is Okoboji Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Okoboji Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Okoboji Elementary School?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at Okoboji Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Okoboji Elementary School?
Student demographics at Okoboji Elementary School are roughly 86% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Okoboji Elementary School public or private?
Okoboji Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Okoboji Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.