Virgil Grissom Elementary School

Set in Princeton, Iowa, Virgil Grissom Elementary School is a compact elementary-level community, one of the schools within North Scott Comm School District. It hosts 152 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Virgil Grissom Elementary School sits 53% leaner than that benchmark.

Within North Scott Comm School District, which oversees 7 schools and 3,335 students, Virgil Grissom Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Virgil Grissom Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (97%). The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 24% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of Scott County's rate of about 38%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Virgil Grissom Elementary School sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 80.1%; actual is 89.7%, +9.6 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Scott County shows median household income runs about $78,277, about 37% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Scott County's 53 public schools (combined enrollment of about 26,100 students), Virgil Grissom Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Cody Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 4.7 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 8 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Virgil Grissom Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 73.9%.

Virgil Grissom Elementary School operates from a low-density location.

Over the past 7-year window. Virgil Grissom Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 198 (now 152). Over the same period, the White share rose from 92% to 97%. Class-load math has tightened: from 16.7:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

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