Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 218 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SHENANDOAH COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192607001478
Shenandoah Elementary School
601 Dr. Creighton Circle, Shenandoah, IA 51601 · (712) 246-2520 · Page County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
163 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.5pp since 2023
Math
74.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down 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
75.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 69% 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
349
-141 (-29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 14.3:1
% White
89%
was 89%
% Hispanic
6%
was 7%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
Page County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
15,131
Census ACS
Median income
$57,953
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,557 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Shenandoah Comm School District
- Shenandoah High SchoolHigh · 300 students
- Shenandoah Middle SchoolMiddle · 280 students
- IGNITE Online & Personalized LearningCombined · 211 students
- Logan PreschoolElementary · 87 students
Other schools in Shenandoah
- Shenandoah High SchoolHigh · 300 students
- Shenandoah Middle SchoolMiddle · 280 students
- IGNITE Online & Personalized LearningCombined · 211 students
- Logan PreschoolElementary · 87 students
Nearby schools
- Shenandoah Middle School0.0 mi · 280
- Shenandoah High School0.3 mi · 300
- IGNITE Online & Personalized Learning0.3 mi · 211
- Logan Preschool0.7 mi · 87
- Essex Junior-Senior High School6.1 mi · 87
- Essex Elementary School6.1 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Shenandoah Elementary SchoolHow large is Shenandoah Elementary School?
Shenandoah Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does Shenandoah Elementary School serve?
Shenandoah Elementary School serves grades KG-04.
How many students per teacher at Shenandoah Elementary School?
Approximately 11.1:1 students per teacher at Shenandoah Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shenandoah Elementary School?
At Shenandoah Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Shenandoah Elementary School public or private?
Shenandoah Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Shenandoah Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.