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Enrollment
479
Elementary
DISTRICT 438 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WEST BURLINGTON IND SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193078001775
West Burlington Elem School
545 Ramsey St, West Burlington, IA 52655 · (319) 752-8747 · Des Moines County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL479 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 24% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
16.8:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
40%
192 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
6
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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 32% smaller than its 6th grade class (65).
Student demographics
47%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 47% · 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
West Burlington Elem School→West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School
Based on grade levels within West Burlington Ind School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.3pp since 2023
Math
74.1%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 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 up about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.7% | 74.1% |
| 2023-24 | 67.4% | 70.1% |
% 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
67.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 Burlington Elem School
West Burlington Elem School's state test result (67.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Burlington Elem School this school | 479 | 40.1% | 67.3% |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School Sergeant Bluff | 383 | 36.0% | 77.1% |
| Meeker Elementary School Ames | 361 | 42.1% | 75.9% |
| Centennial Elementary Altoona | 423 | 38.1% | 79.4% |
| Maple Grove Elementary Cedar Rapids | 539 | 41.2% | 76.9% |
| Linn Grove Elementary School Marion | 385 | 44.4% | 70.5% |
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 West Burlington Elem School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Des Moines County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.3% | #377 of 564 | #4 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.1% | #317 of 564 ▲ 58 | #4 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.7% | #321 of 564 ▲ 16 | #3 of 7 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 479 | #119 of 705 | #1 of 8 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.8:1 | #532 of 561 | #7 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.2% | #236 of 561 | #5 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 40.1% | #364 of 666 | #5 of 8 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.0% | #110 of 168 | 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
479
+57 (+14%) vs 2020
+111% since 1990-91, when it was 227
Student : Teacher
16.8:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 479 | 28.6 | 16.8:1 | 40% (192) |
| 2023-24 | 437 | 29.3 | 14.9:1 | 45% (198) |
| 2022-23 | 429 | 30.1 | 14.3:1 | 37% (159) |
| 2020-21 | 422 | 28 | 15.1:1 | 40% (169) |
| 2017-18 | 452 | 30.5 | 14.8:1 | 42% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 44% (211) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | 33 | 13.8:1 | 46% (208) |
| 2000-01 | 417 | 27 | 15.4:1 | 29% (119) |
| 1990-91 | 227 | 14 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Burlington Elem School.
Since 2017-18: students up 6% (452 to 479); teachers down 6% (30.5 to 28.6).
About West Burlington Elem School
West Burlington Elem School runs as a medium-sized elementary school in West Burlington, Iowa. The school had 479 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325, so this school runs 47% above that.
In West Burlington Ind School District, 2 schools enroll a combined 875 students.
White students make up a majority at West Burlington Elem School, at 71%. Smaller groups are 13% multiracial, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, and 3% Asian. For comparison, the population of Des Moines County is roughly 86% White. The school's diversity index is 47%, meaning two students picked at random have a 47% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1 at West Burlington Elem School, with 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 3.0 above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 40%.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, West Burlington Elem School receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
West Burlington Elem School's average proficiency rate on state tests of 67.3% is 4.6 points below the 71.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
County data help place the school in context: in Des Moines County, the median household income is $62,928, roughly 24% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Des Moines County is home to 15 public schools and about 5,632 public school students.
The closest public school, West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School, is about 0.2 miles from West Burlington Elem School. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, West Burlington Elem School ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
West Burlington Elem School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
The school enrolled 479 students in 2024-25, 57 more than the 422 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 15.1:1 in 2020-21 to 16.8:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Des Moines County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
38,487
Census ACS
Median income
$62,928
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
15
5,632 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in West Burlington Ind School District
- West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 396 students
Other schools in West Burlington
- West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High SchoolHigh · 396 students
Nearby schools
- West Burlington Arnold Jr./Sr. High School0.2 mi · 396
- Aldo Leopold Intermediate School1.4 mi · 412
- Burlington Community High School1.6 mi · 1,016
- Edward Stone Middle School2.1 mi · 452
- Sunnyside Elementary School2.3 mi · 298
- Corse Early Childhood Center2.4 mi · 177
Frequently asked questions
About West Burlington Elem SchoolHow many students attend West Burlington Elem School?
West Burlington Elem School enrolls approximately 479 students in grades PK-06.
Is West Burlington Elem School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Burlington Elem School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does West Burlington Elem School have?
West Burlington Elem School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.8:1.
What is the student diversity at West Burlington Elem School?
Student demographics at West Burlington Elem School are roughly 71% White, 6% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% Asian, 13% Two or more.
Is West Burlington Elem School public or private?
West Burlington Elem School is a public K-12 school, overseen by West Burlington Ind School District.
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