Enrollment
383
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COLUMBUS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190798000397
Roundy Elementary School
1212 Colton St, Columbus Junction, IA 52738 · (319) 728-6218 · Louisa County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL383 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 33% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
269 students
DISTRICT 63% · 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 | 45 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 73% larger than its 6th grade class (40).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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 Columbus Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
62.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.3pp since 2023
Math
62.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.6% | 62.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 61.9% |
% 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
60.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 Roundy Elementary School
Roundy Elementary School's state test result (60.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roundy Elementary School this school | 383 | 70.2% | 60.3% |
| Fisher Elementary School Marshalltown | 368 | 69.0% | 65.7% |
| Storm Lake Early Elementary School Storm lake | 437 | 73.7% | N/A |
| J C Hoglan Elementary School Marshalltown | 337 | 76.0% | 69.3% |
| Crestview School of Inquiry Clive | 558 | 84.1% | 52.0% |
| Broadway Elementary School Denison | 288 | 70.8% | 70.7% |
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 Roundy Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #459 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #461 of 564 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.6% | #430 of 564 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 383 | #245 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #37 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.1% | #124 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #72 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.4% | #105 of 168 |
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
383
-7 (-2%) vs 2020
+10% since 1990-91, when it was 348
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.0:1
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 | 383 | 35 | 10.9:1 | 70% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 31.9 | 12.1:1 | 70% (272) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 29.5 | 12.3:1 | 69% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 30 | 13.0:1 | 63% (247) |
| 2017-18 | 360 | 31.9 | 11.3:1 | 69% (250) |
| 2015-16 | 434 | 32 | 13.6:1 | 81% (350) |
| 2010-11 | 494 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 75% (371) |
| 2000-01 | 534 | 40 | 13.3:1 | 51% (270) |
| 1990-91 | 348 | 18 | 19.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roundy Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (360 to 383); teachers up 10% (31.9 to 35).
About Roundy Elementary School
Roundy Elementary School is a mid-sized elementary school in Iowa, with an address in Columbus Junction. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 383 students.
Federal data list 3 schools in Columbus Comm School District, with 707 students enrolled.
The student body at Roundy Elementary School is 53% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 29% White, 10% Asian, and 7% Black. Among all residents of Louisa County, the Hispanic share is about 16%. A diversity index of 62% means there is a 62% chance two randomly chosen students at Roundy Elementary School are from different groups.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roundy Elementary School is 10.9:1, based on 35 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is higher. Roundy Elementary School counts 70% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Louisa County, the average eligibility rate is 46%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Roundy Elementary School outscored 33%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Roundy Elementary School would score about 56.8%. It scores 60.3%, 3.5 points above that figure.
For the population of Louisa County, the median household earns about $77,354 a year, about 17% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 7%. Roundy Elementary School shares Louisa County with 8 other public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate Roundy Elementary School from the closest public school, Columbus Community High School. Within five miles are 2 other public schools. Roundy Elementary School is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Distant. That means it sits in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 390 in 2020-21 and 383 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 13.0:1 to 10.9:1.
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Louisa County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,678
Census ACS
Median income
$77,354
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
17%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
2,165 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Columbus Comm School District
- Columbus Community High SchoolHigh · 220 students
- Columbus Community Junior High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Other schools in Columbus Junction
- Columbus Community High SchoolHigh · 220 students
- Columbus Community Junior High SchoolMiddle · 104 students
Nearby schools
- Columbus Community High School0.2 mi · 220
- Columbus Community Junior High School0.2 mi · 104
- Louisa-Muscatine Elementary8.9 mi · 468
- Louisa-Muscatine JR/SR High School9.1 mi · 353
- WACO Elementary School9.5 mi · 317
- Winfield-Mt Union Jr-Sr High School10.5 mi · 198
Frequently asked questions
About Roundy Elementary SchoolHow large is Roundy Elementary School?
Roundy Elementary School enrolls approximately 383 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Roundy Elementary School serve?
Roundy Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Roundy Elementary School have?
Roundy Elementary School employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.9:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roundy Elementary School?
At Roundy Elementary School, the student body is approximately 29% White, 53% Hispanic, 7% Black, 10% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Roundy Elementary School public or private?
Roundy Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Columbus Comm School District.
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