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What advice would you give to incoming students at Shuler Elementary School?
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Enrollment
592
Elementary
DISTRICT 560 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WAUKEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193051002130
Shuler Elementary School
16400 Douglas Parkway, Clive, IA 50325 · (515) 987-8597 · Dallas County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL592 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
7%
39 students
DISTRICT 19% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 125 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (125).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -0.1pp since 2023
Math
91.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.8pp 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 have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.7% | 91.4% |
| 2023-24 | 86.8% | 88.6% |
% 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
87.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
88.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 89% 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 Shuler Elementary School
Shuler Elementary School's state test result (87.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuler Elementary School this school | 592 | 6.6% | 87.6% |
| Walnut Hills Elementary School Urbandale | 708 | 7.1% | 91.1% |
| Northeast Elementary Ankeny | 595 | 12.6% | 83.9% |
| Gilbert Elementary School Gilbert | 409 | 5.4% | N/A |
| Helen A Hansen Elementary School Cedar Falls | 569 | 12.7% | 87.8% |
| Ashland Ridge Elementary Ankeny | 548 | 14.1% | 82.2% |
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 Shuler Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.6% | #27 of 564 | #3 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.4% | #25 of 564 ▲ 29 | #3 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.7% | #44 of 564 ▼ 14 | #4 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 592 | #41 of 705 | #7 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #431 of 561 | #9 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #304 of 561 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 6.6% | #659 of 666 | #20 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.5% | #172 of 359 | #5 of 9 |
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
592
-126 (-18%) vs 2020
+7% since 2010-11, when it was 551
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 16.7:1
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 | 592 | 40.1 | 14.8:1 | 7% (39) |
| 2023-24 | 640 | 41.3 | 15.5:1 | 8% (48) |
| 2022-23 | 658 | 41.3 | 15.9:1 | 7% (44) |
| 2020-21 | 718 | 43 | 16.7:1 | 6% (43) |
| 2017-18 | 684 | 40 | 17.1:1 | 4% (24) |
| 2015-16 | 784 | 43 | 18.2:1 | 4% (34) |
| 2010-11 | 551 | 31 | 17.8:1 | 5% (26) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Shuler Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (684 to 592); teachers unchanged (40 to 40.1).
About Shuler Elementary School
Shuler Elementary School is a public elementary school run by Waukee Comm School District in Clive, Iowa. It enrolls 592 students in 2024-25. The grades offered are kindergarten through 5. That puts enrollment 82% larger than the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Waukee Comm School District serves 13,917 students across 19 schools.
About 79% of the student body at Shuler Elementary School is White. Other students are 7% multiracial, 6% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Black. A diversity index of 36% means there is a 36% chance two randomly chosen students at Shuler Elementary School are from different groups.
The school lists 40.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is lower. A total of 39 students, or 7%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Dallas County, the average is 22%.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 88.7% for Shuler Elementary School. The school posts 87.6%, 1.1 points below the prediction.
American Community Survey estimates for Dallas County show that the median household earns about $102,379 a year, about 52% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 5%. Across Dallas County, 41 public schools serve about 22,938 students.
About 0.9 miles separate Shuler Elementary School from the closest public school, Walnut Hills Elementary School. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Shuler Elementary School places 2nd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put Shuler Elementary School in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more (Suburb: Large).
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 18%, from 718 to 592. Students per teacher dropped from 16.7 in 2020-21 to 14.8 in 2024-25.
On allk12, people connected to Shuler Elementary School can post about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Waukee Comm School District
- Northwest High SchoolHigh · 1,574 students
- Waukee High SchoolHigh · 1,375 students
- South Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,092 students
- Timberline SchoolHigh · 992 students
- Waukee Middle SchoolMiddle · 867 students
- Trailridge SchoolMiddle · 754 students
Other schools in Clive
- Indian Hills Junior High SchoolMiddle · 661 students
- Crestview School of InquiryElementary · 558 students
Nearby schools
- Walnut Hills Elementary School0.9 mi · 708
- Grant Ragan Elementary School1.0 mi · 666
- Eason Elementary School1.6 mi · 590
- Radiant Elementary School1.8 mi · 273
- Prairieview School2.0 mi · 539
- Waukee High School2.0 mi · 1,375
Frequently asked questions
About Shuler Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Shuler Elementary School?
Shuler Elementary School enrolls approximately 592 students in grades KG-05.
Is Shuler Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Shuler Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Shuler Elementary School have?
Shuler Elementary School employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Shuler Elementary School?
At Shuler Elementary School, the student body is approximately 79% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Black, 6% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Shuler Elementary School public or private?
Shuler Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Waukee Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.