Starmont Elementary School

Starmont Elementary School, a cozy elementary school in Arlington, Iowa, run under Starmont Comm School District, serves 244 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 25% smaller than the state mean of about 325.

Starmont Comm School District comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 531 students; Starmont Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Starmont Elementary School shows that nearly all students (93%) are White; the rest breaks down as 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That composition is broadly in line with Fayette County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Starmont Elementary School has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 45% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Starmont Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.6%; this one delivers 69.3%.

In the area at large, Fayette County reports that median household earnings sit near $60,165, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. Across Fayette County's 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,222 students), Starmont Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Starmont High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Starmont Elementary School. On composite proficiency, Starmont Elementary School comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 66.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a countryside area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Starmont Elementary School has shrank 19%, going from 303 students in 2018 to 244 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 99% to 93% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.