Enrollment
362
Elementary
DISTRICT 330 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·BELMOND-KLEMME COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190468002090
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School
1004 Seventh Street NE, Belmond, IA 50421 · (641) 444-4300 · Wright County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL362 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 6% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
12.9:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
209 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 53 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 10% smaller than its 6th grade class (42).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · 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
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School→Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Belmond-Klemme Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
51.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.3pp since 2023
Math
57.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.1% | 57.5% |
| 2023-24 | 51.4% | 53.7% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 63% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School this school | 362 | 57.7% | 49.5% |
| South Side Elementary School Hampton | 303 | 60.4% | 67.9% |
| Eagle Grove Elementary Eagle Grove | 435 | 59.8% | 62.2% |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School Clarion | 469 | 56.9% | 65.5% |
| Demoney Elementary Estherville | 460 | 55.2% | 59.4% |
| McKinley Elementary School Muscatine | 394 | 61.2% | 53.8% |
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 Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #503 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.5% | #487 of 564 ▲ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #509 of 564 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 362 | #267 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #209 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.4% | #193 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.7% | #144 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.6% | #182 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
362
+2 (+1%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 443
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 28 | 12.9:1 | 58% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 374 | 27.8 | 13.5:1 | 51% (190) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 28.8 | 12.6:1 | 55% (198) |
| 2020-21 | 360 | 29 | 12.4:1 | 47% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 414 | 30.7 | 13.5:1 | 54% (223) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 31 | 14.1:1 | 53% (231) |
| 2010-11 | 443 | 31 | 14.3:1 | 50% (222) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (414 to 362); teachers down 9% (30.7 to 28).
About Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school in Belmond, Iowa. The grade span is pre-K through 6, and enrollment is 362 students.
Belmond-Klemme Comm School District has 2 schools; together they serve 659 students.
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School's enrollment is 54% White. Next come 41% Hispanic and 2% Black. That compares with about 77% White among all Wright County residents. By the diversity index, Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School comes in at 53%.
The school reported 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 58%. That is close to the 57% average for public schools in Wright County.
allk12 grades Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School a D. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School ranks in the bottom 10% in Iowa. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.5%, against a prediction of 63.1%.
Census Bureau estimates for Wright County show that median household income is about $67,190, 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 9 public schools operate in Wright County, serving about 2,451 students.
The school nearest to Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School is Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School, at a distance of about 0.2 miles. Counting only straight-line distance, 2 other public schools are within ten miles. On state test proficiency, Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School ranks 8th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School is Rural: Remote.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (360) and 2024-25 (362).
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Wright County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,791
Census ACS
Median income
$67,190
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
14%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,451 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Belmond-Klemme Comm School District
- Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Belmond-Klemme Alternative SchoolHigh
Other schools in Belmond
- Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 297 students
- Belmond-Klemme Alternative SchoolHigh
Nearby schools
- Belmond-Klemme Community Jr-Sr High School0.2 mi · 297
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows High School9.8 mi · 291
- Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School10.2 mi · 469
- West Hancock Middle School10.9 mi · 174
- CAL Elementary School13.8 mi · 180
- Garner-Hayfield-Ventura High School16.4 mi · 295
Frequently asked questions
About Richard O. Jacobson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School?
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School enrolls approximately 362 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School serve?
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School.
How diverse is Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School?
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School reports a student body of 54% White, 41% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School?
Richard O. Jacobson Elementary School is overseen by Belmond-Klemme Comm School District in Wright County.
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