Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193048001546
Poyner Elementary
1138 Central Ave, Evansdale, IA 50707 · (319) 433-1534 · Black Hawk County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
217 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 59 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (59).
Student demographics
57%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
69.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
73.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.2% | 73.1% |
| 2023-24 | 62.4% | 65.6% |
% 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
64.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 Poyner Elementary
Poyner Elementary's state test result (64.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Poyner Elementary this school | 362 | 59.9% | 64.4% |
| Bluff Elementary School Clinton | 372 | 63.4% | 68.7% |
| Roosevelt Elementary School Mason City | 348 | 60.6% | 64.4% |
| Hoover Elementary School Mason City | 361 | 55.4% | 65.8% |
| Sunnyside Elementary School Burlington | 298 | 56.0% | 74.7% |
| Butler Elementary School Fort Dodge | 328 | 65.9% | 45.9% |
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 Poyner Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.4% | #417 of 564 | #13 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.1% | #337 of 564 ▲ 98 | #13 of 21 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #340 of 564 ▲ 68 | #13 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #271 of 705 | #16 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #72 of 561 | #2 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.9% | #164 of 561 | #10 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 59.9% | #128 of 666 | #9 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.1% | #94 of 359 | #5 of 13 |
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
362
+4 (+1%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 455
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 11.9:1
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 | 362 | 31.4 | 11.6:1 | 60% (217) |
| 2023-24 | 360 | 28.2 | 12.8:1 | 68% (244) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 32.2 | 11.2:1 | 69% (249) |
| 2020-21 | 358 | 30 | 11.9:1 | 66% (235) |
| 2017-18 | 453 | 34.2 | 13.3:1 | 55% (247) |
| 2015-16 | 469 | 33 | 14.2:1 | 57% (268) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 35 | 13.0:1 | 58% (264) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Poyner Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 20% (453 to 362); teachers down 8% (34.2 to 31.4).
About Poyner Elementary
Poyner Elementary is an elementary school located in Evansdale, Iowa, in Black Hawk County. There are 362 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5.
Waterloo Comm School District enrolls 10,484 students, and its 18 schools include Poyner Elementary.
White students are 62% of those enrolled at Poyner Elementary. Next come 14% multiracial, 11% Black, and 10% Hispanic. Black Hawk County as a whole is about 80% White, so the school's share is lower. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 57%.
There are 31.4 full-time-equivalent teachers at Poyner Elementary, giving a ratio of 11.6:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. By family income, 60% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 52% average for public schools in Black Hawk County.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Poyner Elementary is 2.5 points above its prediction. Actual: 64.4%. Predicted: 62.0%.
Looking at the county, Black Hawk County, the median household earns about $66,417 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Black Hawk County has 35 public schools with about 18,224 students, including Poyner Elementary.
Bunger Middle School, about 0.2 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. By average proficiency, Poyner Elementary is 1st among 8 schools close by.
Federal data place Poyner Elementary in the Suburb: Mid-size locale, which means it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 358 in 2020-21, 362 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at Poyner Elementary. You can also rate the school on this page.
Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waterloo Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Nearby schools
- Bunger Middle School0.2 mi · 440
- Highland Elementary School2.4 mi · 448
- Expo Alternative Learning Center2.5 mi · 561
- Kittrell Elementary School2.9 mi · 576
- Lowell Elementary School3.1 mi · 538
- East High School3.6 mi · 1,016
Frequently asked questions
About Poyner ElementaryHow many students attend Poyner Elementary?
Poyner Elementary enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-05.
Is Poyner Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Poyner Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Poyner Elementary have?
Poyner Elementary employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Poyner Elementary?
Student demographics at Poyner Elementary are roughly 62% White, 10% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 14% Two or more.
Is Poyner Elementary public or private?
Poyner Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waterloo Comm School District.
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