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Table Mound Elementary School

100 Tower Dr, Dubuque, IA 52003 · (563) 552-4400 · Dubuque County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% of Iowa public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats 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

Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 349 · STATE 325
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
168 students
DISTRICT 49% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K235%
Kindergarten6515%
Grade 16616%
Grade 25513%
Grade 37217%
Grade 46716%
Grade 57718%

This year's kindergarten class (65) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).

Student demographics
20%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
37989%
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
184%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
72%
DISTRICT 10% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
10%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
154%
DISTRICT 7% · STATE 5% · US 5%
Native American
20%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 1% · US 0%
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
Male
22553%
Female
20047%

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
57.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -3.1pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2557.5%66.5%
2023-2460.6%69.1%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.3pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Table Mound Elementary School

Table Mound Elementary School's state test result (63.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Table Mound Elementary School this school42539.5%63.9%
Strawberry Hill
Anamosa
40041.3%74.1%
Mediapolis Elementary School
Mediapolis
43236.8%77.6%
East Sac County Elementary
Sac City
43336.5%76.0%
West Elementary School
Independence
36039.4%71.3%
West Fork Elementary at Rockwell
Rockwell
38838.9%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 Table Mound Elementary School ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IowaIn Dubuque County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
63.9%#429 of 564#12 of 16
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
66.5%#432 of 564
▼ 40
#11 of 16
▼ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
57.5%#470 of 564
▼ 41
#13 of 16
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
425#188 of 705#4 of 16
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.2:1#245 of 561#7 of 16
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
20.2%#418 of 561#13 of 16
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
39.5%#371 of 666#8 of 16
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked fastest growth first
+2.7%#143 of 168#8 of 9
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 2024-25
Enrollment
425
+44 (+12%) vs 2020
-20% since 1990-91, when it was 534
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 13.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542532.313.2:140% (168)
2023-244073113.1:138% (154)
2022-2341531.813.1:134% (142)
2020-213812913.1:128% (108)
2017-1841428.614.5:129% (122)
2015-164223113.6:130% (128)
2010-114222914.6:127% (112)
2000-014023411.8:132% (128)
1990-915342819.1:1N/A
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Table Mound Elementary School.

Since 2017-18: students up 3% (414 to 425); teachers up 13% (28.6 to 32.3).

About Table Mound Elementary School

As a mid-sized elementary school, Table Mound Elementary School serves students in Dubuque, Iowa. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 425 students. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 31% higher.

Table Mound Elementary School reports to Dubuque Comm School District, which has 19 schools and 9,843 students.

Of every 100 students at Table Mound Elementary School, about 89 are White. After that, the student body is 4% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. Census estimates put Dubuque County at about 89% White, close to the school's figure. A diversity index of 20% means there is a 20% chance two randomly chosen students at Table Mound Elementary School are from different groups.

There are 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers at Table Mound Elementary School, giving a ratio of 13.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. By family income, 40% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is in line with the 39% average for public schools in Dubuque County.

Among Iowa public elementary schools, Table Mound Elementary School outscored 15%, which works out to a C- on the allk12 Grade.

Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 72.2%. Table Mound Elementary School scores 63.9%.

In Dubuque County, median household income comes to about $77,630, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 33% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. The county's public schools total 26, with about 13,164 students.

Bryant Elementary School, about 1.8 miles away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Table Mound Elementary School ranks 6th on average proficiency.

In the federal locale system, Table Mound Elementary School is coded City: Small, for schools inside a principal city with a population under 100,000.

The school's student count increased 12% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.

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Dubuque County at a glance

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Population
99,030
Census ACS
Median income
$77,630
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
26
13,164 students

Quick facts

School name
Table Mound Elementary School
District
Dubuque Comm School District
Address
100 Tower Dr, Dubuque, IA 52003
Phone
(563) 552-4400
County
Dubuque County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
425
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
13.2:1
Free and reduced lunch
168 (40%)
Locale
13-City: Small
NCES ID
190948000619
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About Table Mound Elementary School
What is the total enrollment at Table Mound Elementary School?
Table Mound Elementary School enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Table Mound Elementary School serve?
Table Mound Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at Table Mound Elementary School?
Approximately 13.2:1 students per teacher at Table Mound Elementary School.
How diverse is Table Mound Elementary School?
Table Mound Elementary School reports a student body of 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 2% Black, 0% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Table Mound Elementary School in?
Table Mound Elementary School is part of Dubuque Comm School District.
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