Shenandoah Elementary School

Shenandoah Elementary School is one of the middle-of-the-pack elementary campuss in Shenandoah, Iowa, one of the schools within Shenandoah Comm School District, with 349 students on its rolls from grades K through 4.

Shenandoah Comm School District runs 5 schools in total, collectively educating 1,227 students. Shenandoah Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Shenandoah Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the resource side, The school reports having 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Shenandoah Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 47% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Shenandoah Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 68.6%, the actual is 75.2%, a residual of +6.6 points.

Around the school, Page County reports that the typical household earns roughly $57,953 per year, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Page County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,557 students), of which Shenandoah Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Shenandoah Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Shenandoah Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Shenandoah Elementary School comes 3rd of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 67.8%.

Shenandoah Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Shenandoah Elementary School has decreased 29%, going from 490 students in 2018 to 349 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for Shenandoah Elementary School typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.