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Alden Community School District

At a glance

159^thof 313 Iowa districts▼ 60

Better than 49% of Iowa districts

Elementary 1Grades PK, KG-12

209 Center Street
Alden, IA 50006·(515) 859-3393·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 49.2% of districts

School

148

Students

Top rankedAlden Elementary School267^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The Alden Community School District in Iowa has only one school, Alden Elementary School, which serves students from kindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 182nd out of 557 Iowa elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 344th out of 565 in 2022-2023.

Alden Elementary School has shown some strengths, such as 6th-grade students achieving 100% proficiency in English Language Arts in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the state average of 72.8%. However, the school has also struggled in certain areas, like 5th-grade students performing below the state average in Science proficiency. The school's higher per-student spending of $24,167 in 2018-2019, compared to the state average, may indicate a focus on providing more resources and smaller class sizes to support student learning.

Demographic factors, such as the relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch at 35.22% in 2023-2024, suggest that the school may be serving a population with greater economic challenges, which could impact academic performance. Overall, the data provides a mixed picture of Alden Elementary School's performance, highlighting both areas of strength and potential areas for improvement.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)				ISASP Mathematics (2025)				ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alden Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	209 Center Street	Alden	50006	Hardin County	Alden Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 859-3393	148	14	10.7	25.0%	126 (85.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (9.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.4%)	59.2	267^th of 576 public elementary schools	53.6%		67.5	182^nd of 557 public elementary schools	67.3%	85	66.7	77.8	53.8	100.0	83.3	83.3	69.2	86.7	53.8	$24,167	$775	$23,391

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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