Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 287 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOWA FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191473000907
Rock Run Elementary
710 North St, Iowa Falls, IA 50126 · (641) 648-6420 · Hardin County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
117 students
DISTRICT 38% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Iowa Falls Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.8pp since 2023
Math
86.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 2 points.
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
80.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
-42 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 18.3:1
% White
85%
was 87%
% Hispanic
9%
was 8%
% Black
0%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Rock Run Elementary
Rock Run Elementary operates as a mid-tier elementary school in Iowa Falls, Iowa, operated by Iowa Falls Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 292 students spanning grades 2 through 5.
Iowa Falls Comm School District comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,228 students; Rock Run Elementary is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Rock Run Elementary records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). Beyond that, the school reports 9% Hispanic, 5% multiracial.
On the resource side, On paper, Rock Run Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Rock Run Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Rock Run Elementary performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 71.9%, the actual is 80.0%, a residual of +8.1 points.
In the broader community, Hardin County reports that the typical household earns roughly $65,069 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hardin County runs 14 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,073 students), of which Rock Run Elementary is one.
Nearest neighbor: Riverbend Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Rock Run Elementary at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 70.8%.
The campus sits in a town-based setting.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 13%: 334 students in 2018 compared to 292 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 18.3:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 today.
Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Rock Run Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Hardin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,639
Census ACS
Median income
$65,069
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
14
3,073 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iowa Falls Comm School District
- Iowa Falls - Alden High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Pineview ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Riverbend Middle SchoolMiddle · 257 students
Other schools in Iowa Falls
- Iowa Falls - Alden High SchoolHigh · 398 students
- Pineview ElementaryElementary · 281 students
- Riverbend Middle SchoolMiddle · 257 students
Nearby schools
- Riverbend Middle School0.4 mi · 257
- Iowa Falls - Alden High School0.5 mi · 398
- Pineview Elementary0.9 mi · 281
- Alden Elementary School5.5 mi · 148
- The Cougars Den11.1 mi · 35
- AGWSR High School11.1 mi · 190
Frequently asked questions
About Rock Run ElementaryHow large is Rock Run Elementary?
Rock Run Elementary enrolls approximately 292 students in grades 02-05.
What age range does Rock Run Elementary serve?
Rock Run Elementary serves students from grade 02 through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rock Run Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Rock Run Elementary is approximately 10.3:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Rock Run Elementary?
At Rock Run Elementary, the student body is approximately 85% White, 9% Hispanic, 0% Black, 0% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Rock Run Elementary in?
Rock Run Elementary is part of Iowa Falls Comm School District.
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