Enrollment
370
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH HAMILTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192664001547
South Hamilton Elem
404 Blaine St, Jewell, IA 50130 · (515) 827-5096 · Hamilton County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL370 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 92% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
109 students
DISTRICT 28% · 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 | 36 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 37 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 51% larger than its 6th grade class (37).
Student demographics
15%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 22% · 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 Hamilton Elem→South Hamilton Middle And High School
Based on grade levels within South Hamilton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
86.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +2.9pp since 2023
Math
87.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.3% | 87.3% |
| 2023-24 | 83.4% | 82.3% |
% 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
84.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Hamilton Elem
South Hamilton Elem's state test result (84.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Hamilton Elem this school | 370 | 29.5% | 84.7% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Osage | 405 | 29.4% | 75.5% |
| Garner-Hayfield-Ventura Elementary School Garner | 381 | 32.3% | 87.6% |
| Central Lyon Elementary School Rock Rapids | 431 | 29.9% | 82.7% |
| MFL MarMac Elementary School Monona | 318 | 28.6% | 73.7% |
| Whittier Elementary School Indianola | 369 | 31.2% | 70.4% |
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 Hamilton Elem ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.7% | #55 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.3% | #77 of 564 ▲ 78 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.3% | #50 of 564 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 370 | #258 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #469 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #487 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.5% | #515 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.3% | #357 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
370
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
+24% since 1990-91, when it was 299
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 16.6:1
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 | 370 | 24.2 | 15.3:1 | 29% (109) |
| 2023-24 | 355 | 24.8 | 14.3:1 | 34% (120) |
| 2022-23 | 362 | 22.9 | 15.8:1 | 30% (107) |
| 2020-21 | 348 | 21 | 16.6:1 | 30% (105) |
| 2017-18 | 371 | 23.1 | 16.1:1 | 28% (104) |
| 2015-16 | 378 | 24 | 15.8:1 | 39% (147) |
| 2010-11 | 392 | 25 | 15.7:1 | 32% (125) |
| 2000-01 | 386 | 29 | 13.3:1 | 23% (88) |
| 1990-91 | 299 | 16 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Hamilton Elem.
Since 2017-18: students unchanged (371 to 370); teachers up 5% (23.1 to 24.2).
About South Hamilton Elem
South Hamilton Elem is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in Jewell, Iowa. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 370 students.
South Hamilton Comm School District enrolls 670 students, and its 2 schools include South Hamilton Elem.
The large majority of students at South Hamilton Elem, 92%, are White. Other reported shares: 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. South Hamilton Elem has a diversity index of 15%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
South Hamilton Elem's 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 15.3:1. That ratio is over the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 29%. Compared with the 42% average for public schools in Hamilton County, the school's rate is lower.
South Hamilton Elem is graded A by allk12, scoring above 92% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, South Hamilton Elem falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 84.7% actual against 77.2% predicted.
According to the American Community Survey, in Hamilton County, median household income is about $72,432, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. A total of 8 public schools operate in Hamilton County, serving about 2,432 students.
South Hamilton Middle And High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, 3 other public schools are within ten miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, South Hamilton Elem ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Rural: Distant: in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, South Hamilton Elem went from 348 students to 370. Its ratio of students to teachers was 16.6:1 in 2020-21, and 15.3:1 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Hamilton County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,886
Census ACS
Median income
$72,432
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
2,432 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Hamilton Comm School District
- South Hamilton Middle And High SchoolHigh · 300 students
Other South Hamilton Elementary schools
One other US public school is named South Hamilton Elementary. South Hamilton Elem is the largest of the 2.
- South Hamilton Elementary SchoolChambersburg, PA · 275 students
Nearby schools
- South Hamilton Middle And High School0.2 mi · 300
- Roland-Story Elementary School8.3 mi · 446
- Roland-Story High School8.5 mi · 317
- Hubbard-Radcliffe Elementary School10.9 mi · 181
- Northeast Hamilton Elementary School12.1 mi · 208
- Roland-Story Middle School12.2 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About South Hamilton ElemHow many students attend South Hamilton Elem?
South Hamilton Elem enrolls approximately 370 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does South Hamilton Elem serve?
South Hamilton Elem serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at South Hamilton Elem?
The student-to-teacher ratio at South Hamilton Elem is approximately 15.3:1 (24 FTE teachers).
How diverse is South Hamilton Elem?
South Hamilton Elem reports a student body of 92% White, 6% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees South Hamilton Elem?
South Hamilton Elem is overseen by South Hamilton Comm School District in Hamilton County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.