Enrollment
349
Elementary
DISTRICT 301 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WOODWARD-GRANGER COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193201001867
Woodward-Granger Elementary School
2002 Oak Street, Granger, IA 50109 · (515) 999-2357 · Dallas County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY41-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL349 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% of Iowa public elementary schools
- ATest 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
12.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
25%
86 students
DISTRICT 17% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 77 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 27% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 28% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 23% |
Student demographics
17%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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
84.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
89.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.5% | 89.8% |
| 2023-24 | 83.3% | 88.8% |
% 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
84.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
79.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 80% 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 Woodward-Granger Elementary School
Woodward-Granger Elementary School's state test result (84.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodward-Granger Elementary School this school | 349 | 24.6% | 84.4% |
| Durant Elementary School Durant | 342 | 25.1% | 70.0% |
| St Ansgar Elementary School St Ansgar | 345 | 24.3% | 88.7% |
| Ogden Elementary School Ogden | 321 | 25.5% | 89.2% |
| Martensdale Elementary School Martensdale | 307 | 24.8% | 81.0% |
| Ballard East Elementary Cambridge | 417 | 23.5% | 76.9% |
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 Woodward-Granger Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Dallas County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 84.4% | #61 of 564 | #5 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.8% | #38 of 564 ▲ 15 | #5 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.5% | #73 of 564 ▼ 13 | #5 of 15 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 349 | #293 of 705 | #15 of 20 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #217 of 561 | #3 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.1% | #460 of 561 | #17 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 24.6% | #556 of 666 | #7 of 20 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.2% | #36 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
349
+38 (+12%) vs 2020
+9% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 13.5:1
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 | 349 | 27 | 12.9:1 | 25% (86) |
| 2023-24 | 369 | 25.8 | 14.3:1 | 21% (79) |
| 2022-23 | 349 | 23.8 | 14.7:1 | 24% (84) |
| 2020-21 | 311 | 23 | 13.5:1 | 16% (51) |
| 2017-18 | 288 | 21 | 13.7:1 | 20% (57) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 22 | 12.4:1 | 17% (47) |
| 2010-11 | 398 | 24 | 16.6:1 | 19% (75) |
| 2000-01 | 226 | 13 | 17.4:1 | 19% (42) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Woodward-Granger Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 21% (288 to 349); teachers up 29% (21 to 27).
About Woodward-Granger Elementary School
Located in Granger, Iowa, Woodward-Granger Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school. Classes run from 2 through 5, and the school has 349 students.
Woodward-Granger Elementary School is run by Woodward-Granger Comm School District, whose 5 schools enroll 1,230 students.
About 91% of the student body at Woodward-Granger Elementary School is White. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Pick two students at random and there is a 17% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at Woodward-Granger Elementary School is 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 12.9:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. About 25% of students, or 86, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. For comparison, public schools in Dallas County average 22%.
allk12 grades Woodward-Granger Elementary School an A. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Woodward-Granger Elementary School scores 84.4% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 79.6%.
Census estimates describe Dallas County this way: the median household income is $102,379, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 52%, and about 5% of people live in poverty. Besides Woodward-Granger Elementary School, Dallas County has 40 other public schools.
Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center is the public school closest to Woodward-Granger Elementary School, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 5 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 81.6% on proficiency, and Woodward-Granger Elementary School is above that at 84.4%.
NCES assigns Woodward-Granger Elementary School the locale Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
Enrollment at Woodward-Granger Elementary School climbed 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 311 to 349 students.
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Dallas County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
107,968
Census ACS
Median income
$102,379
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
52%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
41
22,938 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Woodward-Granger Comm School District
- Woodward-Granger High SchoolHigh · 270 students
- Woodward-Granger Early Learning CenterElementary · 253 students
- Woodward-Granger Middle SchoolMiddle · 248 students
- Woodward AcademyHigh · 110 students
Other schools in Granger
- Woodward-Granger Early Learning CenterElementary · 253 students
Nearby schools
- Woodward-Granger Early Learning Center0.1 mi · 253
- North Ridge Elementary3.8 mi · 412
- Heritage Elementary4.4 mi · 530
- North Polk West Elementary School4.9 mi · 396
- Dallas Center-Grimes High School4.9 mi · 1,073
- South Prairie Elementary5.5 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About Woodward-Granger Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Woodward-Granger Elementary School?
Woodward-Granger Elementary School enrolls approximately 349 students in grades 02-05.
What grades does Woodward-Granger Elementary School serve?
Woodward-Granger Elementary School serves grades 02-05.
How many teachers does Woodward-Granger Elementary School have?
Woodward-Granger Elementary School employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
How diverse is Woodward-Granger Elementary School?
Woodward-Granger Elementary School reports a student body of 91% White, 6% Hispanic, 1% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Woodward-Granger Elementary School public or private?
Woodward-Granger Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Woodward-Granger Comm School District.
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