Enrollment
162
Elementary
DISTRICT 178 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOUTHEAST WARREN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192685001575
Southeast Warren Primary
316 N 5th, Milo, IA 50166 · (641) 942-6216 · Warren County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL162 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 87% 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.
- 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
10.4:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
58 students
DISTRICT 34% · 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 | 18 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 23% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 54% larger than its 4th grade class (24).
Student demographics
6%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Southeast Warren Primary→Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School
Based on grade levels within Southeast Warren Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.1pp since 2023
Math
82.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 9 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.4% | 82.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 90.9% |
% 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
82.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Southeast Warren Primary
Southeast Warren Primary's state test result (82.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Warren Primary this school | 162 | 35.8% | 82.1% |
| Keota Elementary School Keota | 165 | 37.6% | 70.2% |
| Stanton Elementary School Stanton | 145 | 35.2% | 81.5% |
| Delhi Elementary School Delhi | 166 | 34.3% | 84.7% |
| North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center Lowden | 168 | 38.1% | 77.1% |
| Central City Elementary School Central City | 170 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
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 Southeast Warren Primary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Warren County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 82.1% | #95 of 564 | #2 of 10 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.4% | #168 of 564 ▼ 132 | #5 of 10 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #174 of 564 ▼ 11 | #6 of 10 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 162 | #609 of 705 | #11 of 11 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #424 of 666 | #2 of 11 |
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
162
+9 (+6%) vs 2020
-22% since 1990-91, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 162 | 15.6 | 10.4:1 | 36% (58) |
| 2023-24 | 129 | 10.5 | 12.3:1 | 34% (44) |
| 2022-23 | 130 | 11 | 11.8:1 | 30% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 153 | 11 | 13.9:1 | 31% (48) |
| 2017-18 | 148 | 11 | 13.4:1 | 30% (45) |
| 2015-16 | 169 | 12 | 14.1:1 | 30% (50) |
| 2010-11 | 178 | 11 | 16.2:1 | 26% (46) |
| 2000-01 | 193 | 15 | 12.9:1 | 23% (45) |
| 1990-91 | 207 | 10 | 20.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Southeast Warren Primary.
Since 2017-18: students up 9% (148 to 162); teachers up 42% (11 to 15.6).
About Southeast Warren Primary
Southeast Warren Primary is a small elementary school with an address in Milo, Iowa. The school's 162 students are in pre-K through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
Southeast Warren Comm School District, which runs Southeast Warren Primary, has 3 schools and 533 students.
Most students at Southeast Warren Primary are White: 97% of enrollment. The remaining students are 3% Hispanic. For comparison, Warren County is about 93% White. By the diversity index, Southeast Warren Primary comes in at 6%.
Southeast Warren Primary's 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 10.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 36%. That is higher than the 24% average for public schools in Warren County.
Southeast Warren Primary is graded A by allk12, scoring above 87% of Iowa public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Southeast Warren Primary is +8.0 points: 82.1% actual, 74.0% predicted.
Census estimates describe Warren County this way: median household income is about $94,588, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 3% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Warren County number 20 and enroll about 10,473.
The closest public school to Southeast Warren Primary is Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School, about 6.5 miles away. Other public schools within ten miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 75.8% proficiency; Southeast Warren Primary posts 82.1%.
The NCES locale for Southeast Warren Primary is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Southeast Warren Primary saw enrollment rise 6% between 2020-21 and 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 13.9:1 to 10.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Warren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
54,409
Census ACS
Median income
$94,588
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
20
10,473 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Southeast Warren Comm School District
- Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High SchoolHigh · 276 students
- Southeast Warren IntermediateMiddle · 95 students
Nearby schools
- Southeast Warren Jr-Sr High School6.5 mi · 276
- Indianola Middle School6.8 mi · 818
- Indianola High School7.0 mi · 1,165
- Southeast Warren Intermediate7.4 mi · 95
- Emerson Elementary School7.4 mi · 396
- Irving Elementary School8.1 mi · 395
Frequently asked questions
About Southeast Warren PrimaryHow large is Southeast Warren Primary?
Southeast Warren Primary enrolls approximately 162 students in grades PK-04.
Is Southeast Warren Primary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Southeast Warren Primary is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many teachers does Southeast Warren Primary have?
Southeast Warren Primary employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.4:1.
How diverse is Southeast Warren Primary?
Southeast Warren Primary reports a student body of 97% White, 3% Hispanic.
What district is Southeast Warren Primary in?
Southeast Warren Primary is part of Southeast Warren Comm School District.
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