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How has Strawberry Hill changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
400
Elementary
DISTRICT 372 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANAMOSA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190357000064
Strawberry Hill
203 Hamilton Court, Anamosa, IA 52205 · (319) 462-3549 · Jones County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.9:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
41%
165 students
DISTRICT 35% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 52 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 10% smaller than its 4th grade class (72).
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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 Anamosa Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
71.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.9pp since 2023
Math
84.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 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 up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.3% | 84.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 77.2% |
% 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
74.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 Strawberry Hill
Strawberry Hill's state test result (74.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strawberry Hill this school | 400 | 41.3% | 74.1% |
| Table Mound Elementary School Dubuque | 425 | 39.5% | 63.9% |
| West Elementary School Independence | 360 | 39.4% | 71.3% |
| Camanche Elementary Camanche | 358 | 40.5% | 63.0% |
| Colfax-Mingo Elementary School Colfax | 399 | 42.9% | 69.7% |
| West Fork Elementary at Rockwell Rockwell | 388 | 38.9% | 72.1% |
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 Strawberry Hill ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #257 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #134 of 564 ▲ 124 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.3% | #310 of 564 ▲ 62 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #220 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #215 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #456 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 41.3% | #341 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.5% | #187 of 359 |
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
400
-34 (-8%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 266
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 400 | 30.9 | 12.9:1 | 41% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 430 | 32.5 | 13.2:1 | 44% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 442 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 45% (201) |
| 2020-21 | 434 | 34 | 12.8:1 | 38% (164) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 35 | 13.1:1 | 48% (219) |
| 2015-16 | 503 | 33 | 15.2:1 | 49% (246) |
| 2010-11 | 629 | 42 | 15.0:1 | 28% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 47 | 12.5:1 | 30% (176) |
| 1990-91 | 266 | 15 | 17.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Strawberry Hill.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (457 to 400); teachers down 12% (35 to 30.9).
About Strawberry Hill
In Anamosa, Iowa, Strawberry Hill is a mid-sized elementary school. There are 400 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 4. That puts enrollment 23% above the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Strawberry Hill falls under Anamosa Comm School District, which has 3 schools enrolling 1,116 students.
By race and ethnicity, Strawberry Hill is 91% White. Enrollment also includes 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. In Jones County overall, the White share is about 92%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 17%.
The school lists 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa, 13.7:1, is higher. A total of 165 students, or 41%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Strawberry Hill outscored 57%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
Strawberry Hill sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 74.1% and a predicted 71.3%.
Jones County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $73,531 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Jones County number 10, with about 2,693 students.
Anamosa High School is about 0.3 miles away, making it the nearest public school. Within five miles of Strawberry Hill, there are 2 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, Strawberry Hill places 5th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
Strawberry Hill is coded as Town: Distant in federal locale data.
Enrollment decreased by 8% across 4 years, from 434 in 2020-21 to 400 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Strawberry Hill is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Jones County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
20,896
Census ACS
Median income
$73,531
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
2,693 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Anamosa Comm School District
- Anamosa High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Anamosa Middle SchoolMiddle · 335 students
Other schools in Anamosa
- Anamosa High SchoolHigh · 381 students
- Anamosa Middle SchoolMiddle · 335 students
Nearby schools
- Anamosa High School0.3 mi · 381
- Anamosa Middle School0.7 mi · 335
- Springville Elementary School9.5 mi · 294
- Springville Secondary School9.6 mi · 184
- Shannon Elementary School9.6 mi · 166
- Monticello Middle School9.8 mi · 305
Frequently asked questions
About Strawberry HillHow large is Strawberry Hill?
Strawberry Hill enrolls approximately 400 students in grades PK-04.
What age range does Strawberry Hill serve?
Strawberry Hill serves students from grade PK through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Strawberry Hill?
Approximately 12.9:1 students per teacher at Strawberry Hill.
How diverse is Strawberry Hill?
Strawberry Hill reports a student body of 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Strawberry Hill?
Strawberry Hill is overseen by Anamosa Comm School District in Jones County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.