Enrollment
150
Elementary
DISTRICT 335 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DAVENPORT COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190858000484
Walcott Elementary School
545 E James St, Walcott, IA 52773 · (563) 445-5200 · Scott County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL150 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
11 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
78 students
DISTRICT 53% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 33 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 22 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 68% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
63.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -9.8pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 72.8% | 69.6% |
% 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
70.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
65.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 71% 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 Walcott Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walcott Elementary School this school | 150 | 52.0% | 70.9% |
| River Valley Elementary Washta | 154 | 53.2% | N/A |
| Graettinger-Terril Elementary School Terril | 149 | 53.7% | N/A |
| Colo-Nesco Elementary School Zearing | 169 | 50.9% | 70.5% |
| North Union Elementary Fenton | 130 | 54.6% | N/A |
| Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School Westside | 141 | 48.2% | 83.5% |
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 Walcott Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Scott County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 70.9% | #315 of 564 | #16 of 31 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #316 of 564 ▲ 63 | #18 of 31 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #426 of 564 ▼ 178 | #21 of 31 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 150 | #618 of 705 | #32 of 34 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 52.0% | #192 of 666 | #13 of 33 |
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
150
-72 (-32%) vs 2020
-43% since 1990-91, when it was 265
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 150 | 11 | 13.6:1 | 52% (78) |
| 2023-24 | 189 | 11.9 | 15.9:1 | 52% (98) |
| 2022-23 | 225 | 18 | 12.5:1 | 48% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 222 | 19 | 11.7:1 | 46% (102) |
| 2017-18 | 183 | 15.9 | 11.5:1 | 44% (80) |
| 2015-16 | 180 | 14 | 12.9:1 | 48% (86) |
| 2010-11 | 211 | 12 | 17.6:1 | 43% (91) |
| 2000-01 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 18% (35) |
| 1990-91 | 265 | 17 | 15.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Walcott Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (183 to 150); teachers down 30% (15.9 to 11).
About Walcott Elementary School
Walcott Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Walcott, Iowa. The school has 150 students in 2024-25 across kindergarten through 5. Elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students, which makes this school 54% below average.
Davenport Comm School District enrolls 12,812 students in 27 schools, including Walcott Elementary School.
Roughly 89% of students at Walcott Elementary School are White. Other students are 6% multiracial and 4% Hispanic. By comparison, Scott County residents are about 79% White. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 21%.
Its staff includes 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 13.6 students per teacher. The ratio is within a point of the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Walcott Elementary School has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 52%. Compared with the 38% average for public schools in Scott County, the school's rate is higher.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Walcott Elementary School falls in the middle 80% of Iowa schools: 70.9% actual against 65.9% predicted.
In Scott County, median household income comes to about $78,277, roughly 37% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Scott County counts 53 public schools with about 26,100 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Walcott Middle School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within ten miles. Walcott Elementary School places 2nd of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns Walcott Elementary School the locale Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 150, compared with 222 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 13.6:1, from 11.7:1.
The allk12 page for Walcott Elementary School lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Scott County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
174,608
Census ACS
Median income
$78,277
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
37%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
53
26,100 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Davenport Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,304 students
- Central High SchoolHigh · 1,288 students
- North High SchoolHigh · 1,190 students
- Sudlow Middle SchoolMiddle · 734 students
- Wood Middle SchoolMiddle · 629 students
- Williams Middle SchoolMiddle · 577 students
Other Walcott Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Walcott Elementary. Walcott Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Walcott Elementary SchoolHEREFORD, TX · 146 students
Nearby schools
- Walcott Middle School0.0 mi · 322
- Blue Grass Elementary School5.2 mi · 277
- Jackson Elementary School7.2 mi · 322
- Durant Elementary School7.6 mi · 342
- Durant Junior/Senior High School7.6 mi · 340
- West High School8.0 mi · 1,304
Frequently asked questions
About Walcott Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Walcott Elementary School?
Walcott Elementary School enrolls approximately 150 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Walcott Elementary School serve?
Walcott Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Walcott Elementary School?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at Walcott Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Walcott Elementary School?
At Walcott Elementary School, the student body is approximately 89% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 6% Two or more.
Is Walcott Elementary School public or private?
Walcott Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Davenport Comm School District.
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