Enrollment
173
Elementary
DISTRICT 141 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BEND-MALLARD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193072001042
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School
300 3rd Ave SW, West Bend, IA 50597 · (515) 887-7821 · Palo Alto County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY43-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL173 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 50% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats 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
17.7:1
10 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
62 students
DISTRICT 39% · 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 | 34 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 32 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 27 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (32) is 28% larger than its 4th grade class (25).
Student demographics
19%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 15% · 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 West Bend-Mallard Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.2pp since 2023
Math
75.5%
IA avg 70.9% . -8.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.6% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 65.4% | 83.7% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 West Bend-Mallard Elementary School
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Bend-Mallard Elementary School this school | 173 | 35.8% | 74.4% |
| Clarksville Elementary School Clarksville | 176 | 35.8% | 69.1% |
| Lone Tree Elementary School Lone Tree | 196 | 33.2% | 82.4% |
| Stuart Elementary School Stuart | 211 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Keota Elementary School Keota | 165 | 37.6% | 70.2% |
| Valley Elementary School Elgin | 169 | 36.7% | 81.2% |
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 West Bend-Mallard Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #251 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #298 of 564 ▼ 164 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.6% | #268 of 564 ▲ 93 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 173 | #592 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #423 of 666 |
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
173
+24 (+16%) vs 2020
+106% since 2000-01, when it was 84
Student : Teacher
17.7:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 173 | 9.8 | 17.7:1 | 36% (62) |
| 2023-24 | 184 | 12 | 15.4:1 | 42% (78) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 11.5 | 14.8:1 | 36% (61) |
| 2020-21 | 149 | 8 | 18.6:1 | 38% (56) |
| 2017-18 | 103 | 7 | 14.7:1 | 42% (43) |
| 2015-16 | 115 | 7 | 16.4:1 | 32% (37) |
| 2010-11 | 139 | 8 | 17.4:1 | 21% (29) |
| 2000-01 | 84 | 5 | 16.8:1 | 32% (27) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Bend-Mallard Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 68% (103 to 173); teachers up 40% (7 to 9.8).
About West Bend-Mallard Elementary School
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is a small elementary school in West Bend, Iowa. A federal count lists 173 students at the school, in pre-K through 4. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 47% smaller than that.
West Bend-Mallard Comm School District is made up of 3 schools with 422 students in all.
White students are the large majority at West Bend-Mallard Elementary School, with 90% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 9% Hispanic. The White share in Palo Alto County as a whole is similar, at about 92%. West Bend-Mallard Elementary School has a diversity index of 19%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 9.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 17.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 36%.
allk12 grades West Bend-Mallard Elementary School a B-. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with West Bend-Mallard Elementary School's lunch-eligibility share in Iowa is predicted to score 74.0%. West Bend-Mallard Elementary School scores 74.4%, within a point of that line.
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is located in Palo Alto County, where median household income is about $72,781, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 10 public schools in Palo Alto County, with a combined enrollment of about 1,472.
The next-closest public school is West Bend-Mallard Middle School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 74.9% on proficiency, and West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is below that at 74.4%.
In the federal locale system, West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is coded Rural: Remote, for schools in rural territory far from an urban area.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, West Bend-Mallard Elementary School went from 149 students to 173.
Community posts for West Bend-Mallard Elementary School can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Palo Alto County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,863
Census ACS
Median income
$72,781
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
1,472 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Bend-Mallard Comm School District
- West Bend-Mallard Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
- West Bend-Mallard High SchoolHigh · 117 students
Other schools in West Bend
- West Bend-Mallard Middle SchoolMiddle · 132 students
- West Bend-Mallard High SchoolHigh · 117 students
Nearby schools
- West Bend-Mallard Middle School0.0 mi · 132
- West Bend-Mallard High School0.0 mi · 117
- Twin Rivers Elementary School10.2 mi · 45
- Bryant Elementary School13.3 mi · 197
- Lucia Wallace Elementary School13.4 mi · 226
- Algona Middle School13.5 mi · 419
Frequently asked questions
About West Bend-Mallard Elementary SchoolHow large is West Bend-Mallard Elementary School?
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School enrolls approximately 173 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does West Bend-Mallard Elementary School serve?
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at West Bend-Mallard Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is approximately 17.7:1 (10 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at West Bend-Mallard Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Bend-Mallard Elementary School are roughly 90% White, 9% Hispanic, 1% Two or more.
What district is West Bend-Mallard Elementary School in?
West Bend-Mallard Elementary School is part of West Bend-Mallard Comm School District.
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