Enrollment
78
Elementary
DISTRICT 70 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHITING COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193162001841
Whiting Elementary School
606 West St, Whiting, IA 51063 · (712) 455-2468 · Monona County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL78 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
8.5:1
9 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 6.7:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
57 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 5 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 10 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 22% |
| Grade 4 | 13 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 7 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 8 | 10% |
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 52% · 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
Whiting Elementary School→Whiting Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Whiting Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
46.2%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +42.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 42 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.2% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.2% | 30.8% |
% 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
51.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 52% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 Whiting Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting Elementary School this school | 78 | 73.1% | 51.9% |
| Torrence Elementary Keokuk | 80 | 68.8% | N/A |
| Marnie Simons Elementary School Hamburg | 102 | 62.7% | 73.5% |
| Clay Central-Everly Elementary Royal | 53 | 64.2% | N/A |
| Seymour Elementary School Seymour | 98 | 73.5% | 62.8% |
| South Elementary School Leon | 173 | 71.1% | N/A |
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 Whiting Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 78 | #675 of 705 |
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
78
-33 (-30%) vs 2020
-51% since 1990-91, when it was 158
Student : Teacher
8.5:1
was 12.3:1
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 | 78 | 9.2 | 8.5:1 | 73% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 81 | 9 | 9.0:1 | 73% (59) |
| 2022-23 | 91 | 9 | 10.1:1 | 53% (48) |
| 2020-21 | 111 | 9 | 12.3:1 | 59% (66) |
| 2017-18 | 110 | 9.2 | 12.0:1 | 57% (63) |
| 2015-16 | 120 | 9 | 13.3:1 | 63% (76) |
| 2010-11 | 114 | 8 | 14.3:1 | 57% (65) |
| 2000-01 | 102 | 10 | 10.2:1 | 31% (32) |
| 1990-91 | 158 | 8 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Whiting Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (110 to 78); teachers unchanged (9.2 to 9.2).
About Whiting Elementary School
Whiting Elementary School is a public very small elementary school in Whiting, Iowa. There are 78 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 6. The school is 76% below the average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Whiting Comm School District is the local district for Whiting Elementary School. It runs 2 schools with 139 students.
At Whiting Elementary School, 59% of students are White. It is also 17% Hispanic, 14% Native American, and 10% multiracial. For comparison, the population of Monona County is roughly 93% White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Whiting Elementary School scores 59%.
Whiting Elementary School has 9.2 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. At Whiting Elementary School, 73% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is 26 points above the 47% average for public schools in Monona County.
On the allk12 Grade, Whiting Elementary School lands at C-, ahead of 17% of Iowa public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Whiting Elementary School, the prediction is 55.4% and the result is 51.9%.
The county, Monona County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $68,377, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 20% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. The county's public schools total 7, with about 1,210 students.
Whiting Senior High School is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. Whiting Elementary School is one of several public schools in the area, with 6 others within ten miles. Whiting Elementary School ranks 7th of 7 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 51.9% against a local average of 76.1%.
For locale, NCES codes Whiting Elementary School as Rural: Distant.
From 111 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 78 by 2024-25. Students per teacher dropped from 12.3 in 2020-21 to 8.5 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Whiting Elementary School is open to topics like fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Monona County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
8,557
Census ACS
Median income
$68,377
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,210 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Whiting Comm School District
- Whiting Senior High SchoolHigh · 61 students
Other Whiting Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Whiting Elementary. Whiting Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Whiting Elementary SchoolWHITING, NJ · 266 students
Nearby schools
- Whiting Senior High School0.0 mi · 61
- West Monona Elementary7.5 mi · 352
- West Monona Middle School7.7 mi · 120
- West Monona High School7.7 mi · 161
- Westwood High School7.8 mi · 275
- Westwood Elementary School7.8 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About Whiting Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Whiting Elementary School?
Whiting Elementary School enrolls approximately 78 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does Whiting Elementary School serve?
Whiting Elementary School serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whiting Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Whiting Elementary School is approximately 8.5:1 (9 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Whiting Elementary School?
At Whiting Elementary School, the student body is approximately 59% White, 17% Hispanic, 10% Two or more.
Who oversees Whiting Elementary School?
Whiting Elementary School is overseen by Whiting Comm School District in Monona County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.