Elementary · Iowa
West Lyon Elementary School
West Lyon Elementary School, a public elementary school in Inwood, Iowa: grades pre-k–6, 561 students, 14.9 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of West Lyon Comm School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 561
- Teachers (FTE)
- 37.7
- Students per teacher
- 14.9
- Grades
- Pre-K–6
- Elementary
More students per teacher than 79% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 13.3 · 668 schools compared
More students per teacher than 54% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Larger than 91% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 320 · 669 schools compared
Larger than 76% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Iowa's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Iowa: 73%87%proficient
−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 91% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 73% · 609 elementary schools compared
271 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Iowa: 73%82%proficient
−3.1 points from 2023–24 school year
A higher share proficient than 66% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 76% · 609 elementary schools compared
271 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–6
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Area
- Distant rural area
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with West Lyon Comm School District.
Location
- Address
- 1787 182nd Street, Inwood, IA 51240
- Phone
- (712)753-4917
- County
- Lyon County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| K–5 | 411 | 14.2 | |
| Pre-K–6 | 431 | 13.3 | |
| K–4 | 345 | 14.9 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 458 | 12.8 | |
| Pre-K–5 | 559 | 14.4 | |
| Pre-K–K | 77 | 77.0 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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