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How has Roland-Story Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 365 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ROLAND-STORY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192487001422
Roland-Story Elementary School
900 Hillcrest Dr, Story City, IA 50248 · (515) 733-4386 · Story County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A+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
15.2:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
72 students
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 61 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 19% larger than its 4th grade class (75).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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
Based on grade levels within Roland-Story Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
91.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.8% | 91.4% |
| 2023-24 | 82.6% | 93.1% |
% 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
88.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Roland-Story Elementary School
Roland-Story Elementary School's state test result (88.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland-Story Elementary School this school | 446 | 16.1% | 88.3% |
| Adel Elementary School Adel | 403 | 16.1% | N/A |
| Alan Shepard Elementary School Long Grove | 467 | 18.4% | 83.5% |
| Irving Elementary School Indianola | 395 | 14.9% | 85.5% |
| Underwood Elementary School Underwood | 424 | 17.7% | 85.1% |
| Ballard West Elementary Slater | 451 | 18.8% | N/A |
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 Roland-Story Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Story County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.3% | #21 of 564 | #2 of 11 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.4% | #24 of 564 ▼ 13 | #3 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.8% | #43 of 564 ▲ 24 | #3 of 11 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #152 of 705 | #4 of 13 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.2:1 | #468 of 561 | #9 of 11 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.9% | #493 of 561 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.1% | #622 of 666 | #11 of 13 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.0% | #341 of 359 | N/A |
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
446
+9 (+2%) vs 2020
+11% since 1990-91, when it was 403
Student : Teacher
15.2:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 446 | 29.3 | 15.2:1 | 16% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 464 | 29.3 | 15.8:1 | 15% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 29.2 | 15.8:1 | 19% (88) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 455 | 29 | 15.7:1 | 20% (89) |
| 2015-16 | 476 | 29 | 16.4:1 | 23% (110) |
| 2010-11 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 19% (82) |
| 2000-01 | 423 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 11% (46) |
| 1990-91 | 403 | 21 | 19.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roland-Story Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (455 to 446); teachers up 1% (29 to 29.3).
About Roland-Story Elementary School
Roland-Story Elementary School is an elementary school with a street address in Story City, Iowa. Grades offered run from pre-K through 4, with 446 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students.
Roland-Story Elementary School belongs to Roland-Story Comm School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,094 students.
White students are the large majority at Roland-Story Elementary School, with 92% of enrollment. The next largest groups are 4% Hispanic. In Story County overall, about 82% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at Roland-Story Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Teachers at Roland-Story Elementary School total 29.3 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 15.2:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 16%. The rate at public schools in Story County averages 28%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Roland-Story Elementary School is A. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 91% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Roland-Story Elementary School's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (88.3%) and its predicted rate (83.9%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools.
Roland-Story Elementary School is located in Story County, where median household income is about $69,685, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 26 public schools in Story County, with a combined enrollment of about 11,665.
Roland-Story High School is the public school closest to Roland-Story Elementary School, about 0.2 miles away. Roland-Story Elementary School has 2 other public schools within five miles. Roland-Story Elementary School ranks 4th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 88.3% against a local average of 87.9%.
Locale: Rural: Distant. In NCES terms, the school is in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (437) and 2024-25 (446).
Discussions about Roland-Story Elementary School may include school safety, transportation, and start times. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Story County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,466
Census ACS
Median income
$69,685
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
11,665 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Roland-Story Comm School District
- Roland-Story Middle SchoolMiddle · 331 students
- Roland-Story High SchoolHigh · 317 students
Nearby schools
- Roland-Story High School0.2 mi · 317
- Roland-Story Middle School4.9 mi · 331
- Gilbert Middle School6.3 mi · 408
- Gilbert Intermediate School6.4 mi · 356
- Gilbert High School6.6 mi · 509
- Gilbert Elementary School6.7 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About Roland-Story Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Roland-Story Elementary School?
Roland-Story Elementary School enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-04.
Is Roland-Story Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Roland-Story Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Roland-Story Elementary School have?
Roland-Story Elementary School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.2:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roland-Story Elementary School?
At Roland-Story Elementary School, the student body is approximately 92% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Roland-Story Elementary School in?
Roland-Story Elementary School is part of Roland-Story Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.