Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 216 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·RICEVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192415001409
Riceville Elementary School
912 Woodland Ave, Riceville, IA 50466 · (641) 985-2288 · Howard County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-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
13.5:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
103 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 33 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 73% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
22%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Riceville Elementary School→Riceville High School
Based on grade levels within Riceville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +14.2pp since 2023
Math
82.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.2% | 82.3% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 82.5% |
% 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
74.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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 Riceville Elementary School
Riceville Elementary School's state test result (74.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riceville Elementary School this school | 226 | 45.6% | 74.0% |
| Eldora-New Providence Elementary School Eldora | 242 | 46.3% | 71.2% |
| Boyer Valley Elementary School Dow City | 208 | 43.3% | N/A |
| Corning Elementary School Corning | 210 | 44.3% | 73.6% |
| East Marshall Elementary School Laurel | 242 | 45.5% | 67.9% |
| Longfellow Elementary School Belle Plaine | 267 | 44.2% | 71.1% |
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 Riceville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #260 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.3% | #171 of 564 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #129 of 564 ▲ 210 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #523 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.5:1 | #293 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 22.5% | #397 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.6% | #272 of 666 |
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
226
+23 (+11%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 331
Student : Teacher
13.5:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 226 | 16.7 | 13.5:1 | 46% (103) |
| 2023-24 | 226 | 18.8 | 12.1:1 | 45% (102) |
| 2022-23 | 211 | 17.7 | 11.9:1 | 45% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 203 | 15 | 13.5:1 | 40% (81) |
| 2017-18 | 182 | 14.9 | 12.2:1 | 42% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 160 | 17 | 9.4:1 | 33% (52) |
| 2010-11 | 134 | 12 | 11.2:1 | 31% (42) |
| 2000-01 | 296 | 24 | 12.3:1 | 26% (76) |
| 1990-91 | 331 | 20 | 16.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Riceville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 24% (182 to 226); teachers up 12% (14.9 to 16.7).
About Riceville Elementary School
Riceville Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Riceville, Iowa. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 226 students. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Riceville Elementary School is one school in a 2-school district, Riceville Comm School District, which enrolls 431 students.
Riceville Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 88% White. After that, the student body is 7% Hispanic and 5% multiracial. Riceville Elementary School has a diversity index of 22%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.5:1. Across elementary schools in Iowa, the average ratio is about 13.7:1. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at Riceville Elementary School is 46%. Across public schools in Howard County, the average is about the same, 48%.
Riceville Elementary School is graded B by allk12, scoring above 61% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
A school with Riceville Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 69.2%. Riceville Elementary School scores 74.0%, 4.9 points above that line.
Federal survey data for Howard County show that median household income is about $67,446, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Riceville Elementary School is among the 6 public schools in Howard County.
The nearest public school is Riceville High School, at less than a tenth of a mile. By average proficiency, Riceville Elementary School is 4th among 7 schools close by.
The NCES locale for Riceville Elementary School is Rural: Remote, which covers schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 11%, from 203 to 226.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at Riceville Elementary School. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Howard County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,445
Census ACS
Median income
$67,446
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,452 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Riceville Comm School District
- Riceville High SchoolHigh · 205 students
Other Riceville Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Riceville Elementary. Riceville Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Riceville ElementaryRiceville, TN · 641 students
Nearby schools
- Riceville High School0.0 mi · 205
- CARDS Program11.1 mi · 16
- LEROY SECONDARY11.2 mi · 138
- LEROY ELEMENTARY11.2 mi · 120
- Osage Middle School13.9 mi · 289
- Osage High School13.9 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About Riceville Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Riceville Elementary School?
Riceville Elementary School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Riceville Elementary School serve?
Riceville Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Riceville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Riceville Elementary School is approximately 13.5:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Riceville Elementary School?
At Riceville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 88% White, 7% Hispanic, 5% Two or more.
Is Riceville Elementary School public or private?
Riceville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Riceville Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.