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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Orchard Hills Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
558
Elementary
DISTRICT 553 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NORWALK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192124002279
Orchard Hills Elementary
1130 W North Avenue, Norwalk, IA 50211 · (515) 981-1855 · Warren County
GRADES 02–03ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL558 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
133 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 277 | 50% |
| Grade 3 | 281 | 50% |
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 26% · 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
Orchard Hills Elementary→Lakewood Elementary School→Norwalk Middle School→Norwalk Senior High School
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Norwalk Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.3pp since 2023
Math
84.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 84.8% |
| 2023-24 | 74.7% | 84.7% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 →
Where Orchard Hills Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #105 of 564 | #3 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.8% | #128 of 564 | #4 of 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #98 of 564 | #2 of 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 558 | #60 of 705 | #2 of 11 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #463 of 561 | #9 of 10 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.9% | #329 of 561 | #3 of 10 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 558 | 36.7 | 15.2:1 | 24% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 526 | 35.8 | 14.7:1 | 24% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 526 | 36.7 | 14.3:1 | 20% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Hills Elementary.
About Orchard Hills Elementary
Students in Norwalk, Iowa, attend Orchard Hills Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. The student body numbers 558 students, from grades 2 through 3. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 72% above that.
Besides Orchard Hills Elementary, Norwalk Comm School District runs 4 other schools. The district enrolls 3,519 students.
Federal enrollment data show Orchard Hills Elementary is 82% White. After that, the student body is 8% Hispanic and 8% multiracial. Among all residents of Warren County, the White share is about 93%. The school's diversity index is 31%, meaning two students picked at random have a 31% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Orchard Hills Elementary was 15.2:1. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 15.2:1 here. Orchard Hills Elementary's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 24%. That tracks the 24% average for public schools in Warren County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Orchard Hills Elementary lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 81.8%; the prediction is 80.0%.
Across Warren County, the median household income is $94,588, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 3% of residents are in poverty. In all, Warren County has 20 public schools and roughly 10,473 students.
The next-closest public school is Oviatt Elementary School, about 1.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 5. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Orchard Hills Elementary is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Parents and students can post about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Orchard Hills Elementary. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,409
Census ACS
Median income
$94,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Norwalk Comm School District
- Norwalk Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- Norwalk Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Oviatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Other schools in Norwalk
- Norwalk Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,035 students
- Norwalk Middle SchoolMiddle · 824 students
- Lakewood Elementary SchoolElementary · 554 students
- Oviatt Elementary SchoolElementary · 548 students
Nearby schools
- Oviatt Elementary School1.1 mi · 548
- Norwalk Senior High School1.6 mi · 1,035
- Norwalk Middle School1.6 mi · 824
- Lakewood Elementary School1.9 mi · 554
- Morris Elementary School4.9 mi · 519
- McCombs Middle School5.1 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Hills ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Orchard Hills Elementary?
Orchard Hills Elementary enrolls approximately 558 students in grades 02-03.
What age range does Orchard Hills Elementary serve?
Orchard Hills Elementary serves students from grade 02 through grade 03.
How many teachers does Orchard Hills Elementary have?
Orchard Hills Elementary employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
How diverse is Orchard Hills Elementary?
Orchard Hills Elementary reports a student body of 82% White, 8% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Orchard Hills Elementary?
Orchard Hills Elementary is overseen by Norwalk Comm School District in Warren County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.