Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 176 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTH WINNESHIEK COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192679001562
South Winneshiek Elementary School
208 E Brooks St, Ossian, IA 52161 · (563) 532-9365 · Winneshiek County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
14.3:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
66 students
DISTRICT 30% · 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 | 21 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 41 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 35 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 46% larger than its 4th grade class (28).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
Based on grade levels within South Winneshiek Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.8%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
85.3%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.8% | 85.3% |
| 2023-24 | 76.6% | 84.4% |
% 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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Winneshiek Elementary School
South Winneshiek Elementary School's state test result (79.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Winneshiek Elementary School this school | 198 | 33.3% | 79.7% |
| Central City Elementary School Central City | 170 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
| Twin Cedars Elementary School Bussey | 170 | 34.1% | 66.4% |
| Glidden-Ralston Elementary School Glidden | 227 | 35.7% | 73.7% |
| Baxter Elementary School Baxter | 209 | 30.1% | 74.8% |
| Clarksville Elementary School Clarksville | 176 | 35.8% | 69.1% |
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 Winneshiek Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 79.7% | #136 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.3% | #117 of 564 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.8% | #264 of 564 ▼ 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 198 | #562 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.3% | #455 of 666 |
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
198
+12 (+6%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 293
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 198 | 13.9 | 14.3:1 | 33% (66) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 14.9 | 13.9:1 | 35% (72) |
| 2022-23 | 191 | 15 | 12.8:1 | 37% (70) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 15 | 12.4:1 | 34% (63) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 15.9 | 12.1:1 | 38% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 210 | 17 | 12.3:1 | 33% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 229 | 19 | 12.1:1 | 36% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 257 | 17 | 15.1:1 | 31% (79) |
| 1990-91 | 293 | 19 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for South Winneshiek Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 3% (192 to 198); teachers down 13% (15.9 to 13.9).
About South Winneshiek Elementary School
South Winneshiek Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Iowa, located in Ossian. It has an enrollment of 198 students in pre-K through 4. On average, elementary schools in Iowa enroll around 325, and this school is 39% below that mark.
South Winneshiek Elementary School is one school in a 3-school district, South Winneshiek Comm School District, which enrolls 529 students.
White students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. The school is also 4% Hispanic. Among Winneshiek County residents, the White share is about 94%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 11, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 13.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 13.7:1. A total of 66 students, or 33%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
South Winneshiek Elementary School earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 75% of Iowa public elementary schools.
South Winneshiek Elementary School sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 79.7% and a predicted 75.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Winneshiek County show that the median household earns about $79,066 a year, about 31% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Winneshiek County has 10 public schools with about 2,434 students, including South Winneshiek Elementary School.
South Winneshiek Middle School is the nearest public school to South Winneshiek Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within ten miles number 2. The school's 79.7% average proficiency ranks 4th among 7 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for South Winneshiek Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 198, from 186 in 2020-21. The school's ratio increased from 12.4:1 to 14.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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Winneshiek County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
19,873
Census ACS
Median income
$79,066
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,434 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in South Winneshiek Comm School District
- South Winneshiek High SchoolHigh · 205 students
- South Winneshiek Middle SchoolMiddle · 126 students
Nearby schools
- South Winneshiek Middle School0.0 mi · 126
- South Winneshiek High School5.9 mi · 205
- Postville Early Childhood/Ogden St10.4 mi · 18
- Postville Early Childhood Preschool/Post St/REC Center10.4 mi · 14
- John R Mott Jr/Hi School10.4 mi · 342
- Cora B Darling Elementary10.5 mi · 363
Frequently asked questions
About South Winneshiek Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at South Winneshiek Elementary School?
South Winneshiek Elementary School enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does South Winneshiek Elementary School serve?
South Winneshiek Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at South Winneshiek Elementary School?
Approximately 14.3:1 students per teacher at South Winneshiek Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at South Winneshiek Elementary School?
Student demographics at South Winneshiek Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is South Winneshiek Elementary School in?
South Winneshiek Elementary School is part of South Winneshiek Comm School District.
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