Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 220 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·POCAHONTAS AREA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192319001372
Pocahontas Area Elementary School
208 1st Ave SW, Pocahontas, IA 50574 · (712) 335-4642 · Pocahontas County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 32.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
133 students
DISTRICT 51% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 50 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (50).
Student demographics
27%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Pocahontas Area Elementary School→Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School
Based on grade levels within Pocahontas Area Comm 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
71.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.4pp since 2023
Math
74.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 74.2% |
| 2023-24 | 73.4% | 74.7% |
% 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
70.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Pocahontas Area Elementary School
Pocahontas Area Elementary School's state test result (70.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pocahontas Area Elementary School this school | 265 | 50.2% | 70.7% |
| AGWSR Elementary School Ackley | 227 | 50.7% | 67.4% |
| CR-B Elementary School Coon Rapids | 233 | 50.2% | 77.8% |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Elementary School Hartley | 261 | 50.2% | 82.2% |
| Central Elementary Elkader | 292 | 47.3% | 80.4% |
| East Marshall Elementary School Laurel | 242 | 45.5% | 67.9% |
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 Pocahontas Area Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #319 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.2% | #315 of 564 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #316 of 564 ▼ 82 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #449 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #448 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.3% | #360 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #216 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #180 of 359 |
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
265
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 341
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 265 | 17.7 | 14.9:1 | 50% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 19.1 | 14.4:1 | 58% (159) |
| 2022-23 | 283 | 21.9 | 12.9:1 | 60% (171) |
| 2020-21 | 277 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 60% (167) |
| 2017-18 | 305 | 24.2 | 12.6:1 | 59% (181) |
| 2015-16 | 316 | 20 | 15.8:1 | 61% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 251 | 20 | 12.6:1 | 53% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 198 | 22 | 9.0:1 | 45% (89) |
| 1990-91 | 341 | 17 | 20.1:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pocahontas Area Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (305 to 265); teachers down 27% (24.2 to 17.7).
About Pocahontas Area Elementary School
Among the schools in Pocahontas, Iowa, is Pocahontas Area Elementary School, a small elementary school. The school's enrollment of 265 students covers kindergarten through 6.
The Pocahontas Area Comm School District system has 3 schools and 659 students.
About 85% of the student body at Pocahontas Area Elementary School is White. The rest of enrollment is 11% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Pocahontas Area Elementary School's diversity index is 27%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 17.7 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.9:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Eligible students account for 50% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That tracks the 50% average for public schools in Pocahontas County.
The allk12 Grade for Pocahontas Area Elementary School is B-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Pocahontas Area Elementary School would score about 66.8%. It scores 70.7%, 3.8 points above that figure.
Pocahontas County has about 7,046 residents, and the median household income is $61,875, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 6%. In all, Pocahontas County has 4 public schools and roughly 806 students.
The next-closest public school is Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 2. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Pocahontas Area Elementary School is 3rd of 8 on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Rural: Remote: the school is in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment at Pocahontas Area Elementary School dropped 4% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 277 to 265 students. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (14.9:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
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Pocahontas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,046
Census ACS
Median income
$61,875
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
4
806 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Pocahontas Area Comm School District
- Pocahontas Area Middle/ High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Pocahontas Area Regional Learning CenterHigh · 27 students
Other schools in Pocahontas
- Pocahontas Area Middle/ High SchoolHigh · 367 students
- Pocahontas Area Regional Learning CenterHigh · 27 students
Nearby schools
- Pocahontas Area Regional Learning Center0.1 mi · 27
- Pocahontas Area Middle/ High School0.1 mi · 367
- Gilmore City Elementary School11.9 mi · 59
- Laurens-Marathon Elementary School12.3 mi · 147
- Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School14.5 mi · 100
- Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School15.4 mi · 337
Frequently asked questions
About Pocahontas Area Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Pocahontas Area Elementary School?
Pocahontas Area Elementary School enrolls approximately 265 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Pocahontas Area Elementary School serve?
Pocahontas Area Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Pocahontas Area Elementary School?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at Pocahontas Area Elementary School.
How diverse is Pocahontas Area Elementary School?
Pocahontas Area Elementary School reports a student body of 85% White, 11% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Pocahontas Area Elementary School?
Pocahontas Area Elementary School is overseen by Pocahontas Area Comm School District in Pocahontas County.
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