Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 281 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·TIPTON COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192787001621
Tipton Elementary School
601 Lemon, Tipton, IA 52772 · (563) 886-6131 · Cedar County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
67 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 | 37 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 35% smaller than its 4th grade class (55).
Student demographics
19%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 Tipton Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
69.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.5pp since 2023
Math
65.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.6pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 70 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.9% | 65.5% |
| 2023-24 | 64.4% | 61.9% |
% 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
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
80.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 80% 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 →
Schools most like Tipton Elementary School
Tipton Elementary School's state test result (65.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tipton Elementary School this school | 284 | 23.6% | 65.5% |
| Blue Grass Elementary School Blue Grass | 277 | 23.1% | 76.7% |
| John Cline Elementary School Decorah | 300 | 22.3% | N/A |
| La Porte City Elementary School La Porte City | 260 | 23.8% | 83.3% |
| Madrid Elementary School Madrid | 259 | 22.8% | 76.8% |
| Mid-Prairie East Elementary School Kalona | 255 | 22.4% | N/A |
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 Tipton Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Cedar County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #401 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.5% | #442 of 564 ▲ 18 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.9% | #332 of 564 ▲ 45 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 284 | #412 of 705 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #219 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.9% | #440 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.6% | #565 of 666 | N/A |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.2% | #45 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. 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
284
-70 (-20%) vs 2020
-50% since 1990-91, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 284 | 21.9 | 13.0:1 | 24% (67) |
| 2023-24 | 315 | 25.9 | 12.2:1 | 43% (137) |
| 2022-23 | 339 | 25.6 | 13.2:1 | 37% (125) |
| 2020-21 | 354 | 26 | 13.6:1 | 32% (112) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 26.3 | 14.8:1 | 21% (83) |
| 2015-16 | 375 | 29 | 12.9:1 | 22% (84) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | 28 | 16.3:1 | 29% (132) |
| 2000-01 | 378 | 20 | 18.9:1 | 23% (86) |
| 1990-91 | 567 | 26 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Tipton Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 27% (390 to 284); teachers down 17% (26.3 to 21.9).
About Tipton Elementary School
Tipton Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school based in Tipton, Iowa. The school enrolls 284 students, from pre-K through 4.
Within Tipton Comm School District, Tipton Elementary School is one of 3 schools. The district enrolls 842 students.
Tipton Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 90% White. It is also 6% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. By the diversity index, Tipton Elementary School comes in at 19%.
A ratio of 13.0:1 comes from the school's 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is higher than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 24% of students at Tipton Elementary School as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Tipton Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 80.1%. The school's actual rate is 65.5%, 14.7 points lower.
Tipton Elementary School is located in Cedar County, where median household income is about $80,602, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 13 public schools in Cedar County, with a combined enrollment of about 3,030.
The next-closest public school is Tipton Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Tipton Elementary School ranks 6th of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 65.5% against a local average of 70.0%.
The NCES locale for Tipton Elementary School is Rural: Distant, which covers schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 20%, from 354 to 284.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Cedar County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
18,349
Census ACS
Median income
$80,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
3,030 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Tipton Comm School District
- Tipton High SchoolHigh · 302 students
- Tipton Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other schools in Tipton
- Tipton High SchoolHigh · 302 students
- Tipton Middle SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other Tipton Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Tipton Elementary. Tipton Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- Tipton Elementary SchoolTipton, IN · 621 students
- Tipton ElementaryTipton, CA · 485 students
- TIPTON ELEM.TIPTON, MO · 222 students
- Tipton Elementary SchoolTipton, OK · 133 students
Nearby schools
- Tipton Middle School0.1 mi · 256
- Tipton High School0.8 mi · 302
- Bennett Elementary School8.6 mi · 76
- North Cedar Jr/Sr High School8.8 mi · 243
- North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center11.2 mi · 139
- North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center12.4 mi · 168
Frequently asked questions
About Tipton Elementary SchoolHow large is Tipton Elementary School?
Tipton Elementary School enrolls approximately 284 students in grades PK-04.
Is Tipton Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Tipton Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-04.
How many students per teacher at Tipton Elementary School?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at Tipton Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Tipton Elementary School?
Student demographics at Tipton Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Tipton Elementary School in?
Tipton Elementary School is part of Tipton Comm School District.
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