Underwood Elementary School

Underwood Elementary School is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in Underwood, Iowa, run under Underwood Comm School District, with 424 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 325.

Underwood Comm School District runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 855 students. Underwood Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Underwood Elementary School shows that nearly all students (95%) are White; the rest is composed of 2% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Underwood Elementary School has 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.1:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Underwood Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 18% of students at Underwood Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Pottawattamie County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Underwood Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 83.1%; this one delivers 85.1%.

Around the school, census data for Pottawattamie County shows median household earnings sit near $73,602, roughly 24% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Pottawattamie County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,270 students), Underwood Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Underwood Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Underwood Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 75.7%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 21%: 350 students in 2018 compared to 424 in 2025.

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