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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 38 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 26% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 20% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
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.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.6% | 81.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.5% | 91.8% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like South Central Calhoun Elementary School
South Central Calhoun Elementary School's state test result (75.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Central Calhoun Elementary School this school | 299 | 44.5% | 75.3% |
| Easton Valley Elementary School Miles | 287 | 43.2% | 74.3% |
| Pekin Elementary School Packwood | 308 | 45.1% | 73.7% |
| North Tama Elementary Traer | 276 | 43.5% | 65.3% |
| Lincoln Center Albia | 320 | 42.8% | 75.8% |
| West Elementary School Emmetsburg | 293 | 43.3% | 78.7% |
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 South Central Calhoun Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 75.3% | #234 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #188 of 564 ▼ 165 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.6% | #468 of 564 ▼ 186 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 299 | #379 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #82 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.5% | #524 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 44.5% | #290 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -10.7% | #214 of 359 |
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
299
-37 (-11%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 299 | 25.6 | 11.7:1 | 44% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 24.1 | 12.8:1 | 49% (150) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 24.3 | 12.8:1 | 52% (163) |
| 2020-21 | 336 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 49% (165) |
| 2017-18 | 335 | 22.5 | 14.9:1 | 46% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 311 | 22 | 14.1:1 | 42% (131) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Central Calhoun Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 11% (335 to 299); teachers up 14% (22.5 to 25.6).
About South Central Calhoun Elementary School
South Central Calhoun Elementary School is an elementary school in Rockwell City, Iowa, reachable at (712) 297-8621. Federal data show 299 students enrolled in pre-K through 3 in 2024-25.
South Central Calhoun Comm School District is responsible for 3 schools, South Central Calhoun Elementary School included, with 912 students in all.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 4% Hispanic. Among Calhoun County residents, the White share is about 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 11%.
The school had 25.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 11.7:1. The school's 11.7:1 compares with an average of 13.7:1 for elementary schools in Iowa. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 44%. That is in line with the 41% average for public schools in Calhoun County.
In Iowa, South Central Calhoun Elementary School is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 75.3% actual against a predicted 69.7%.
In Calhoun County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $64,964, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. There are 6 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,472, South Central Calhoun Elementary School among them.
South Central Calhoun Middle School is about 1.1 miles from South Central Calhoun Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. South Central Calhoun Elementary School places 2nd of 7 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school is in rural territory far from an urban area, according to its NCES locale (Rural: Remote).
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 37 students, from 336 to 299. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.7:1) than in 2020-21 (13.4:1).
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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 Jr-Sr High School18.0 mi · 99
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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