Roland-Story Elementary School

Set in Story City, Iowa, Roland-Story Elementary School is an average-sized elementary-level community, part of Roland-Story Comm School District. It enrolls 446 students across grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Roland-Story Elementary School sits 37% bigger than that benchmark.

Roland-Story Elementary School is one of 3 schools operated by Roland-Story Comm School District, a district that hosts 1,094 students overall.

On demographics, Roland-Story Elementary School lists that nearly all students (92%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 4% Hispanic. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 82%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Roland-Story Elementary School has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 16% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is south of Story County's rate of about 28%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Roland-Story Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.9%; this one delivers 88.3%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Story County shows median household income runs about $69,685, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Story County's 26 public schools (combined enrollment of about 11,665 students), Roland-Story Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Roland-Story High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Roland-Story Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Roland-Story Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 87.9%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 455 students in 2018 compared to 446 in 2025.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.