Enrollment
345
Elementary
DISTRICT 214 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ST ANSGAR COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192520001441
St Ansgar Elementary School
206 E. 8th Street, St Ansgar, IA 50472 · (641) 713-2331 · Mitchell County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL345 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 97% 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.
- ABeats 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
19.0:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
84 students
DISTRICT 25% · 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 | 31 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (69) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
13%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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 St Ansgar Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
89.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
91.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 89 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 91 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 89.1% | 91.2% |
| 2023-24 | 87.6% | 92.7% |
% 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
88.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 St Ansgar Elementary School
St Ansgar Elementary School's state test result (88.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Ansgar Elementary School this school | 345 | 24.3% | 88.7% |
| Durant Elementary School Durant | 342 | 25.1% | 70.0% |
| Ogden Elementary School Ogden | 321 | 25.5% | 89.2% |
| Woodward-Granger Elementary School Granger | 349 | 24.6% | 84.4% |
| Martensdale Elementary School Martensdale | 307 | 24.8% | 81.0% |
| North Mahaska Elementary School New Sharon | 301 | 25.2% | 79.3% |
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 St Ansgar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #18 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 91.2% | #28 of 564 ▼ 15 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 89.1% | #30 of 564 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 345 | #300 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.0:1 | #552 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.7% | #511 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.3% | #557 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.5% | #30 of 168 |
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
345
+28 (+9%) vs 2020
+38% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
19.0:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 345 | 18.1 | 19.0:1 | 24% (84) |
| 2023-24 | 323 | 17.1 | 18.9:1 | 23% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 320 | 17.1 | 18.7:1 | 24% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 17 | 18.6:1 | 25% (79) |
| 2017-18 | 277 | 16.1 | 17.2:1 | 25% (69) |
| 2015-16 | 280 | 16 | 17.5:1 | 26% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 282 | 15 | 18.8:1 | 32% (90) |
| 2000-01 | 261 | 14 | 18.6:1 | 26% (67) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 15 | 16.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for St Ansgar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 25% (277 to 345); teachers up 13% (16.1 to 18.1).
About St Ansgar Elementary School
St Ansgar Elementary School is an elementary school in St Ansgar, Iowa, according to federal school records. Its 345 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
St Ansgar Comm School District enrolls 643 students, and its 3 schools include St Ansgar Elementary School.
The large majority of students at St Ansgar Elementary School, 93%, are White. The remaining shares are 4% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. County-wide, about 96% of residents are White. The chance that two students picked at random at St Ansgar Elementary School belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 13%.
Teachers at the school number 18.1 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 19.0:1. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. Roughly 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for St Ansgar Elementary School is A+. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 97% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with Iowa schools that have similar shares of low-income students, St Ansgar Elementary School's results are 8.9 points above predicted: 88.7% against 79.8%.
Census estimates describe Mitchell County this way: median household income is about $71,365, about 25% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 6 public schools in Mitchell County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,631.
The closest other public school is St Ansgar Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Around the school, 2 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 88.7% is above the 61.9% average for nearby schools.
Federal data place St Ansgar Elementary School in the Rural: Remote locale, which means it is in rural territory far from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 9%, from 317 to 345.
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Mitchell County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
10,575
Census ACS
Median income
$71,365
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
25%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
1,631 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in St Ansgar Comm School District
- St Ansgar High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- St Ansgar Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Other schools in St Ansgar
- St Ansgar High SchoolHigh · 166 students
- St Ansgar Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
Nearby schools
- St Ansgar Middle School0.0 mi · 132
- St Ansgar High School0.0 mi · 166
- Lincoln Elementary School8.0 mi · 405
- Osage High School8.6 mi · 294
- Osage Middle School8.6 mi · 289
- Lyle High School9.4 mi · 82
Frequently asked questions
About St Ansgar Elementary SchoolHow many students attend St Ansgar Elementary School?
St Ansgar Elementary School enrolls approximately 345 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does St Ansgar Elementary School serve?
St Ansgar Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at St Ansgar Elementary School?
Approximately 19.0:1 students per teacher at St Ansgar Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at St Ansgar Elementary School?
Student demographics at St Ansgar Elementary School are roughly 93% White, 4% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
Is St Ansgar Elementary School public or private?
St Ansgar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by St Ansgar Comm School District.
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