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What's the biggest difference between Winterset Elementary School and what you expected?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 406 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WINTERSET COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193186001856
Winterset Elementary School
404 S 2nd Ave, Winterset, IA 50273 · (515) 462-1551 · Madison County
GRADES PK–03ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
160 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 21% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 24% |
| Grade 3 | 111 | 23% |
Student demographics
17%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 14% · 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
Winterset Elementary School→Winterset Middle School→Winterset Junior High School→Winterset Senior High School
Based on grade levels within Winterset Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.5pp since 2023
Math
78.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.7% | 78.4% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 77.4% |
% 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
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 Winterset Elementary School
Winterset Elementary School's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winterset Elementary School this school | 488 | 32.8% | 71.9% |
| Wilton Elementary School Wilton | 509 | 32.4% | 74.4% |
| Manson Northwest Webster Elementary Barnum | 439 | 31.7% | N/A |
| Logan-Magnolia Elementary School Logan | 431 | 32.3% | 82.7% |
| Okoboji Elementary School Milford | 491 | 31.8% | 82.2% |
| West Marshall Elementary School State Center | 412 | 33.3% | 76.8% |
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 Winterset Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #299 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.4% | #251 of 564 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #386 of 564 ▼ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #115 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #436 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.9% | #464 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.8% | #463 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #195 of 359 |
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
488
-32 (-6%) vs 2020
-33% since 1990-91, when it was 727
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 488 | 32.9 | 14.8:1 | 33% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 32.9 | 15.1:1 | 33% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 499 | 33.9 | 14.7:1 | 32% (160) |
| 2020-21 | 520 | 33 | 15.8:1 | 32% (166) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 35.9 | 15.5:1 | 25% (140) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 36 | 16.3:1 | 28% (164) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 36 | 16.6:1 | 38% (228) |
| 2000-01 | 588 | 33 | 17.8:1 | 26% (153) |
| 1990-91 | 727 | 45 | 16.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Winterset Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (556 to 488); teachers down 8% (35.9 to 32.9).
About Winterset Elementary School
A large elementary school in Winterset, Iowa, Winterset Elementary School is part of Winterset Comm School District. Enrollment is 488 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 3. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 50% above average.
The Winterset Comm School District system has 4 schools and 1,625 students.
The large majority of students at Winterset Elementary School, 91%, are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 5% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. By the diversity index, Winterset Elementary School comes in at 17%.
With 32.9 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at Winterset Elementary School was 14.8:1. Among elementary schools in Iowa, the typical ratio is 13.7:1. Winterset Elementary School's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 33%.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 75.5%. Winterset Elementary School scores 71.9%.
Federal survey data for Madison County show that median household income is about $90,855, about 27% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 3%. A total of 10 public schools operate in Madison County, serving about 3,355 students.
The closest public school, Winterset Junior High School, is about 0.5 miles from Winterset Elementary School. Within five miles are 3 other public schools. Winterset Elementary School is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Winterset Elementary School as Town: Distant.
Federal counts put enrollment at 520 in 2020-21 and 488 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease.
Discussions about Winterset Elementary School may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Madison County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
16,926
Census ACS
Median income
$90,855
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
27%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
3%
Below federal line
Schools in county
10
3,355 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Winterset Comm School District
- Winterset Senior High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Winterset Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Winterset Junior High SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other schools in Winterset
- Winterset Senior High SchoolHigh · 530 students
- Winterset Middle SchoolMiddle · 351 students
- Winterset Junior High SchoolMiddle · 256 students
Other Winterset Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Winterset Elementary. Winterset Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Winterset Elementary SchoolColumbus, OH · 326 students
Nearby schools
- Winterset Junior High School0.5 mi · 256
- Winterset Senior High School0.5 mi · 530
- Winterset Middle School0.8 mi · 351
- Interstate 35 Middle School12.3 mi · 228
- Interstate 35 High School12.3 mi · 385
- Interstate 35 Elementary School12.3 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Winterset Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Winterset Elementary School?
Winterset Elementary School enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-03.
What grades does Winterset Elementary School serve?
Winterset Elementary School serves grades PK-03.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Winterset Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Winterset Elementary School is approximately 14.8:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Winterset Elementary School?
Student demographics at Winterset Elementary School are roughly 91% White, 5% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is Winterset Elementary School in?
Winterset Elementary School is part of Winterset Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.