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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 337 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTERN DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193135001346
Peosta Elementary School
8522 Burds Rd, Peosta, IA 52068 · (563) 663-9320 · Dubuque County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% 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.
- C-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
14.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
11%
47 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 35 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 103 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 75% larger than its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
88.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.2pp 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 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.8% | 88.5% |
| 2023-24 | 79.5% | 87.3% |
% 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
80.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 Peosta Elementary School
Peosta Elementary School's state test result (80.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peosta Elementary School this school | 425 | 11.1% | 80.2% |
| North Polk Central Elementary School Alleman | 408 | 9.6% | 79.1% |
| Lisbon Elementary School Lisbon | 461 | 12.6% | 78.5% |
| North Ridge Elementary Grimes | 412 | 13.3% | N/A |
| Big Creek Elementary Polk City | 357 | 9.8% | 83.3% |
| Denver Elementary School - Lincoln Street Building Denver | 431 | 12.1% | 93.1% |
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 Peosta Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dubuque County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.2% | #130 of 564 | #3 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.5% | #54 of 564 ▲ 16 | #1 of 16 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.8% | #103 of 564 ▲ 11 | #1 of 16 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #189 of 705 | #5 of 16 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.0:1 | #345 of 561 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #466 of 561 | #15 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.1% | #646 of 666 | #16 of 16 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.4% | #19 of 168 | #1 of 9 |
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
425
+30 (+8%) vs 2020
+25% since 2010-11, when it was 340
Student : Teacher
14.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 425 | 30.4 | 14.0:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 31.3 | 13.6:1 | 11% (47) |
| 2022-23 | 389 | 29.9 | 13.0:1 | 11% (43) |
| 2020-21 | 395 | 30 | 13.2:1 | 11% (45) |
| 2017-18 | 326 | 23.5 | 13.9:1 | 11% (37) |
| 2015-16 | 287 | 18 | 15.9:1 | 18% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 340 | 20 | 17.0:1 | 22% (75) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Peosta Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 30% (326 to 425); teachers up 29% (23.5 to 30.4).
About Peosta Elementary School
Peosta Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Peosta, Iowa, under Western Dubuque Comm School District. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 425 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 31% higher.
Peosta Elementary School is one of 8 schools in Western Dubuque Comm School District, which enrolls 3,643 students in total.
Most students at Peosta Elementary School are White: 91% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 4% Hispanic. County-wide, about 89% of residents are White. By the diversity index, Peosta Elementary School comes in at 17%.
Staffing totals 30.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.0:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have a similar average ratio of 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Peosta Elementary School is 11%. The gap from the 39% average for public schools in Dubuque County is 28 points.
The allk12 Grade for Peosta Elementary School is B-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 52% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Peosta Elementary School is 6.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 80.2%. Predicted: 86.4%.
Among Dubuque County residents, median household income is about $77,630, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 33%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Peosta Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Dubuque County, which together enroll about 13,164 students.
The closest other public school is Seedlings Preschool Center, about 4.4 miles away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Peosta Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Rural: Fringe, meaning it is in rural territory close to an urban area.
Peosta Elementary School saw enrollment rise 8% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Peosta Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Dubuque County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
99,030
Census ACS
Median income
$77,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,164 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Western Dubuque Comm School District
- Western Dubuque High SchoolHigh · 927 students
- Drexler Middle SchoolMiddle · 639 students
- Cascade Junior-Senior High SchoolHigh · 392 students
- Epworth Elementary SchoolElementary · 360 students
- Dyersville Elementary SchoolElementary · 322 students
- Cascade Elementary SchoolElementary · 305 students
Nearby schools
- Seedlings Preschool Center4.4 mi · 70
- Epworth Elementary School4.5 mi · 360
- Western Dubuque High School5.2 mi · 927
- Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School6.1 mi · 1,081
- Carver Elementary School6.1 mi · 499
- Hempstead High School6.7 mi · 1,499
Frequently asked questions
About Peosta Elementary SchoolHow large is Peosta Elementary School?
Peosta Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Peosta Elementary School serve?
Peosta Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Peosta Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Peosta Elementary School is approximately 14.0:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Peosta Elementary School?
At Peosta Elementary School, the student body is approximately 91% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Peosta Elementary School public or private?
Peosta Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Western Dubuque Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.