Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 234 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·VAN BUREN COUNTY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 192898001667
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center
14573 Washington Street, Douds, IA 52551 · (641) 936-4321 · Van Buren County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% 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.
- 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
10.7:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
149 students
DISTRICT 56% · 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 | 39 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 31 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 35 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 52 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 35% smaller than its 6th grade class (52).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center→Van Buren County Community Middle & High School
Based on grade levels within Van Buren County Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.8pp since 2023
Math
72.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.6% | 72.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.8% | 74.2% |
% 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
69.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center's state test result (69.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center this school | 292 | 51.0% | 69.5% |
| Eddyville Elementary Eddyville | 274 | 49.3% | 78.0% |
| GMG Elementary School Green Mountain | 271 | 52.4% | N/A |
| Odebolt Elementary-Ida Grove Ida Grove | 308 | 50.6% | 68.9% |
| Shellsburg Elementary School Shellsburg | 269 | 53.9% | 78.0% |
| West Central PK - 8 School Maynard | 236 | 50.4% | 67.5% |
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 Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.5% | #341 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #350 of 564 ▼ 28 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.6% | #376 of 564 ▼ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #401 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #25 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 9.9% | #543 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.0% | #201 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.3% | #194 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
292
-18 (-6%) vs 2020
+83% since 1990-91, when it was 160
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 292 | 27.3 | 10.7:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 26.3 | 11.3:1 | 54% (162) |
| 2022-23 | 309 | 26.4 | 11.7:1 | 58% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 310 | 27 | 11.5:1 | 50% (156) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 24.5 | 13.6:1 | 47% (158) |
| 2015-16 | 318 | 23 | 13.8:1 | 48% (153) |
| 2010-11 | 293 | 21 | 13.9:1 | 51% (149) |
| 2000-01 | 157 | 13 | 12.1:1 | 33% (52) |
| 1990-91 | 160 | 12 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (333 to 292); teachers up 12% (24.5 to 27.3).
About Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Douds, Iowa. The school counted 292 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 6.
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center is run by Van Buren County Comm School District, whose 3 schools enroll 821 students.
The share of students at Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center who are White is 95%. Enrollment also includes 3% Hispanic. Van Buren County residents are about 96% White, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 10%.
The school's 27.3 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Income data for the school show 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center lands at B-, ahead of 48% of Iowa public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 69.5% actual against 66.4% predicted.
Looking at the county, Van Buren County, median household income comes to about $61,161, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 19% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. The county's public schools total 3, with about 821 students.
Of the public schools around it, Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center is closest to Van Buren County Community Middle & High School, about 9.5 miles away. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center's location as Rural: Remote.
In 2020-21, Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center enrolled 310 students. By 2024-25, that number had fallen to 292.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Van Buren County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
7,241
Census ACS
Median income
$61,161
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
3
821 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Van Buren County Comm School District
- Van Buren County Community Middle & High SchoolHigh · 354 students
- Van Buren County Community School District Harmony CenterElementary · 175 students
Nearby schools
- Van Buren County Community Middle & High School9.5 mi · 354
- Cardinal Junior High11.7 mi · 314
- Cardinal High School11.7 mi · 270
- Cardinal Elementary11.9 mi · 495
- Fairfield Middle School12.8 mi · 410
- Pence Elementary12.9 mi · 317
Frequently asked questions
About Van Buren County Community School District Douds CenterHow many students attend Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center?
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center serve?
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center have?
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center?
Student demographics at Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center are roughly 95% White, 3% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center?
Van Buren County Community School District Douds Center is overseen by Van Buren County Comm School District in Van Buren County.
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