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Enrollment
619
Elementary
DISTRICT 294 · STATE 313
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·IOLA·NCES 200774002169
Iola Elementary School
203 N. Kentucky, Iola, KS 66749 · (620) 365-4820 · Allen County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL619 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of Kansas public elementary schools
- CTest 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 Kansas public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.9:1 · STATE 13.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
359 students
DISTRICT 58% · STATE 51%
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 | 145 | 23% |
| Kindergarten | 89 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 31% larger than its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 28% · STATE 58% · 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
Based on grade levels within Iola. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
KAP 2024-25 . % Meeting + ExceedingEnglish Language Arts
47.4%
KS avg 44.5%
Math
31.9%
KS avg 38.8%
What this means: On the KAP, Kansas's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Kansas schools, those numbers are about 45 and 39.
KAP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.4% | 31.9% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 29.6% |
% Meeting + Exceeding, all students and all tested grades. Kansas set new KAP cut scores in spring 2025, so results from 2023-24 and earlier are not comparable with later years.
Source: KAP. 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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on KS schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% typical for Kansas 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 Kansas'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 Iola Elementary School
Iola Elementary School's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iola Elementary School this school | 619 | 58.0% | 36.2% |
| R V Haderlein Elem Girard | 527 | 52.4% | 58.5% |
| Marysville Elem Marysville | 417 | 58.0% | 41.1% |
| Eisenhower Elem Norton | 424 | 55.9% | 37.8% |
| Concordia Elementary Concordia | 448 | 63.2% | 48.9% |
| Chanute Elementary School Chanute | 652 | 67.2% | 35.9% |
Matched among Kansas 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 Iola Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Kansas |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #417 of 625 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.9% | #444 of 625 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #351 of 625 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 619 | #19 of 714 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #142 of 539 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.9% | #443 of 540 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.0% | #290 of 658 |
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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 619 | 50.4 | 12.3:1 | 58% (359) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 42.4 | 15.0:1 | 63% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 637 | 38.6 | 16.5:1 | 63% (403) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Iola Elementary School.
About Iola Elementary School
Iola Elementary School is a high-enrollment elementary school located in Iola, Kansas. A federal count lists 619 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Kansas) has about 313 students.
Iola has 1,175 students spread across 4 schools.
White students make up 86% of enrollment at Iola Elementary School. Smaller groups are 6% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 26%, meaning two students picked at random have a 26% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At Iola Elementary School, 50.4 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.3:1. On average, elementary schools in Kansas have 13.2:1, compared with 12.3:1 here. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 58% of enrollment. That tracks the 57% average for public schools in Allen County.
Measured against Kansas public elementary schools, Iola Elementary 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.
Test results at Iola Elementary School are 1.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (36.2% actual, 34.4% predicted).
Allen County has about 12,483 residents, and the median household income is $60,689, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Iola Elementary School, Allen County has 10 other public schools.
Iola Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles away. The five-mile area around Iola Elementary School holds 3 other public schools. Local comparison: Iola Elementary School ranks 1st of 7 nearby schools, at 36.2% versus a 27.5% average.
Iola Elementary School is in a town far from an urbanized area, a location NCES labels Town: Remote.
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Allen County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,483
Census ACS
Median income
$60,689
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,464 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Iola
- Iola Sr HighHigh · 296 students
- Iola Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Iola High School VirtualHigh · 22 students
Other schools in Iola
- Iola Sr HighHigh · 296 students
- Iola Middle SchoolMiddle · 238 students
- Iola High School VirtualHigh · 22 students
Other Iola Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Iola Elementary. Iola Elementary School is the largest of the 2.
- Iola Elementary SchoolIOLA, TX · 311 students
Nearby schools
- Iola Middle School0.5 mi · 238
- Iola High School Virtual0.6 mi · 22
- Iola Sr High0.6 mi · 296
- Humboldt Elementary School8.0 mi · 342
- Humboldt Middle School8.2 mi · 144
- Humboldt High School8.2 mi · 176
Frequently asked questions
About Iola Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Iola Elementary School?
Iola Elementary School enrolls approximately 619 students in grades PK-05.
Is Iola Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Iola Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Iola Elementary School have?
Iola Elementary School employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Iola Elementary School?
At Iola Elementary School, the student body is approximately 86% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Iola Elementary School in?
Iola Elementary School is part of Iola.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.