Enrollment
299
Elementary
DISTRICT 304 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH CENTRAL CALHOUN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190002401417
South Central Calhoun Elementary School
330 Brower Street, Rockwell City, IA 50579 · (712) 297-8621 · Calhoun County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL299 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
44%
133 students
DISTRICT 43% · 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
South Central Calhoun Elementary School→South Central Calhoun Middle School→South Central Calhoun High School
Based on grade levels within South Central Calhoun Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
57.6%
IA avg 73.6% . -12.9pp since 2023
Math
81.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -10.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 10 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
75.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
69.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 75% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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
299
-36 (-11%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 14.9:1
% White
94%
was 94%
% Hispanic
4%
was 2%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About South Central Calhoun Elementary School
South Central Calhoun Elementary School, a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in Rockwell City, Iowa, operated by South Central Calhoun Comm School District, hosts 299 students, covering grades pre-K through 3.
Within South Central Calhoun Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 912 students, South Central Calhoun Elementary School is one campus in the system.
Demographically, South Central Calhoun Elementary School reports that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Calhoun County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 44% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, South Central Calhoun Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.7%; this one delivers 75.3%.
In the surrounding community, Calhoun County reports that median household income runs about $64,964, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Calhoun County's 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,472 students), South Central Calhoun Elementary School is one campus in the mix.
South Central Calhoun Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts South Central Calhoun Elementary School at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 68.7%.
South Central Calhoun Elementary School operates from a low-density location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 335 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.
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Calhoun County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,803
Census ACS
Median income
$64,964
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Central Calhoun Comm School District
- South Central Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
- South Central Calhoun High SchoolHigh · 284 students
Other schools in Rockwell City
- South Central Calhoun Middle SchoolMiddle · 329 students
Nearby schools
- South Central Calhoun Middle School1.1 mi · 329
- South Central Calhoun High School10.7 mi · 284
- Manson Northwest Webster Junior High/High School10.8 mi · 337
- Southeast Valley Elementary11.5 mi · 223
- Manson Northwest Webster Elementary15.4 mi · 439
- Paton-Churdan Elementary18.0 mi · 86
Frequently asked questions
About South Central Calhoun Elementary SchoolHow large is South Central Calhoun Elementary School?
South Central Calhoun Elementary School enrolls approximately 299 students in grades PK-03.
What age range does South Central Calhoun Elementary School serve?
South Central Calhoun Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 03.
How many students per teacher at South Central Calhoun Elementary School?
Approximately 11.7:1 students per teacher at South Central Calhoun Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at South Central Calhoun Elementary School?
At South Central Calhoun Elementary School, the student body is approximately 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is South Central Calhoun Elementary School public or private?
South Central Calhoun Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by South Central Calhoun Comm School District.
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