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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 489 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GLENWOOD COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191269000770
West Elementary School
707 Sharp St, Glenwood, IA 51534 · (712) 527-4886 · Mills County
GRADES 03–05ELEMENTARY31-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
14.8:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
205 students
DISTRICT 42% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 142 | 32% |
| Grade 4 | 166 | 38% |
| Grade 5 | 132 | 30% |
Student demographics
16%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 21% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Glenwood Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
81.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
85.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 85 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 81.4% | 85.4% |
| 2023-24 | 76.4% | 85.4% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
80.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 81% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 69% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 12 points, placing it in Iowa's top 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 Elementary School
West Elementary School's state test result (80.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Elementary School this school | 440 | 46.6% | 80.6% |
| Davis County Elementary Bloomfield | 418 | 46.7% | 64.2% |
| West Elementary Knoxville | 485 | 46.4% | N/A |
| Shenandoah Elementary School Shenandoah | 349 | 46.7% | 75.2% |
| Colfax-Mingo Elementary School Colfax | 399 | 42.9% | 69.7% |
| Thomas Jefferson Elementary School Newton | 380 | 45.0% | 75.0% |
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 Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 80.6% | #122 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 85.4% | #113 of 564 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 81.4% | #125 of 564 ▲ 47 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #161 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #432 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.2% | #473 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 46.6% | #260 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #159 of 168 |
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
440
+7 (+2%) vs 2020
+18% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 440 | 29.8 | 14.8:1 | 47% (205) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 29.8 | 14.8:1 | 43% (189) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 29.8 | 14.1:1 | 37% (156) |
| 2020-21 | 433 | 29 | 14.9:1 | 41% (177) |
| 2017-18 | 435 | 27.9 | 15.6:1 | 40% (173) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 28 | 15.3:1 | 38% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 453 | 27 | 16.8:1 | 38% (173) |
| 2000-01 | 460 | 33 | 13.9:1 | 25% (115) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 20 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for West Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (435 to 440); teachers up 7% (27.9 to 29.8).
About West Elementary School
West Elementary School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Glenwood, Iowa. Students in grades 3 through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 440 students. The average among elementary schools in Iowa is roughly 325 students; this school is 35% bigger than that.
Across its 4 schools, Glenwood Comm School District enrolls 2,001 students. West Elementary School is one of those schools.
West Elementary School enrolls a student body that is 91% White. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The White share in Mills County as a whole is similar, at about 93%. By the diversity index, West Elementary School comes in at 16%.
The ratio of students to teachers is 14.8:1, with 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 47%.
allk12 grades West Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate on state tests for West Elementary School is 68.6%. It actually posts 80.6%, which is 12.0 points higher and in the top 10% of Iowa schools.
Across Mills County, median household income is about $90,753, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 31% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 5%. The public schools of Mills County number 6 and enroll about 2,449.
Nearby, Northeast Elementary School is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 3. Ranked by average proficiency, West Elementary School places 2nd out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
Locale data from NCES put West Elementary School in a town close to an urbanized area (Town: Fringe).
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 440, starting from 433.
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Mills County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,568
Census ACS
Median income
$90,753
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
31%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
6
2,449 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Glenwood Comm School District
- Glenwood Senior High SchoolHigh · 570 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 453 students
Other schools in Glenwood
- Glenwood Senior High SchoolHigh · 570 students
- Northeast Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
- Glenwood Middle SchoolMiddle · 453 students
Other West Elementary schools
50 other US public schools in 25 states are named West Elementary. West Elementary School is the 22nd largest of the 51.
- West ElementaryKnoxville, IA · 485 students
- West Elementary SchoolIndependence, IA · 360 students
- West Elementary SchoolEmmetsburg, IA · 293 students
- West ElementaryMt Juliet, TN · 849 students
- West ElementaryBixby, OK · 757 students
Nearby schools
- Northeast Elementary School0.7 mi · 538
- Glenwood Middle School0.8 mi · 453
- Glenwood Senior High School0.9 mi · 570
- PLATTSMOUTH EARLY CHILDHOOD7.8 mi · 159
- PLATTSMOUTH ELEMENTARY SCHOOL8.4 mi · 460
- PLATTSMOUTH MIDDLE SCHOOL8.5 mi · 386
Frequently asked questions
About West Elementary SchoolHow large is West Elementary School?
West Elementary School enrolls approximately 440 students in grades 03-05.
Is West Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
West Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 03-05.
How many teachers does West Elementary School have?
West Elementary School employs 30 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the student diversity at West Elementary School?
Student demographics at West Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Two or more.
Is West Elementary School public or private?
West Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Glenwood Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.