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Enrollment
822
Elementary
DISTRICT 460 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·STORM LAKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192739002107
Storm Lake Elementary
1810 Hyland Drive, Storm Lake, IA 50588 · (712) 732-8074 · Buena Vista County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL822 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
620 students
DISTRICT 63% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 204 | 25% |
| Grade 3 | 175 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 227 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 216 | 26% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Storm Lake Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
43.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.6pp since 2023
Math
47.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.2% | 47.5% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 39.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
41.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 54% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Storm Lake Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Buena Vista County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #547 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.5% | #531 of 564 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.2% | #545 of 564 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 822 | #5 of 705 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.3:1 | #518 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.2% | #103 of 561 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #245 of 359 | N/A |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
822
-74 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
16.3:1
was 15.8:1
% White
10%
was 14%
% Hispanic
55%
was 53%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
14%
was 19%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 822 | 50.3 | 16.3:1 | 75% (620) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 58.4 | 13.8:1 | 71% (576) |
| 2022-23 | 814 | 52.7 | 15.4:1 | 76% (619) |
| 2017-18 | 896 | 56.9 | 15.8:1 | 77% (686) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Storm Lake Elementary.
About Storm Lake Elementary
Storm Lake Elementary is a large elementary school with an address in Storm Lake, Iowa. It is open to students in grades 2 through 5 and enrolls 822 students. It has 153% more students than the average for elementary schools in Iowa (about 325).
Storm Lake Comm School District operates 6 schools. Combined enrollment is 2,933 students.
About 55% of the student body at Storm Lake Elementary is Hispanic. Other groups make up 14% Asian, 13% Pacific Islander, 10% White, and 5% Black. County-wide, 29% of Buena Vista County residents are Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
With 50.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 16.3:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Storm Lake Elementary, 75% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That is higher than the 60% average for public schools in Buena Vista County.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 54.2%. Storm Lake Elementary posts 41.5%, 12.7 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
For Buena Vista County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $71,719 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Buena Vista County number 15, with about 4,691 students.
The closest school to Storm Lake Elementary is Storm Lake Middle School, located about 0.1 miles away. There are 7 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: Storm Lake Elementary ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 41.5% versus a 66.2% average.
NCES describes the area around Storm Lake Elementary as Town: Remote, meaning in a town far from an urbanized area.
Over the 7 years from 2017-18 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. By 2024-25, 14% of students were Asian, compared with 19% in 2017-18.
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Buena Vista County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,753
Census ACS
Median income
$71,719
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
4,691 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Storm Lake Comm School District
- Storm Lake High SchoolHigh · 851 students
- Storm Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Storm Lake Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- East Early Childhood CtrElementary · 122 students
- St Lake/IA Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College HSHigh · 50 students
Other schools in Storm Lake
- Storm Lake High SchoolHigh · 851 students
- Storm Lake Middle SchoolMiddle · 651 students
- Storm Lake Early Elementary SchoolElementary · 437 students
- East Early Childhood CtrElementary · 122 students
- St Lake/IA Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College HSHigh · 50 students
Nearby schools
- Storm Lake Middle School0.1 mi · 651
- Storm Lake Early Elementary School0.5 mi · 437
- St Lake/IA Cntrl/Buena Vista Early College HS1.8 mi · 50
- Storm Lake High School1.8 mi · 851
- East Early Childhood Ctr2.0 mi · 122
- Alta-Aurelia High School4.1 mi · 221
Frequently asked questions
About Storm Lake ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Storm Lake Elementary?
Storm Lake Elementary enrolls approximately 822 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Storm Lake Elementary serve?
Storm Lake Elementary serves grades 02-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Storm Lake Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Storm Lake Elementary is approximately 16.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Storm Lake Elementary?
At Storm Lake Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 55% Hispanic, 5% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Storm Lake Elementary?
Storm Lake Elementary is overseen by Storm Lake Comm School District in Buena Vista County.
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