Elementary Schools in Denison Community School District

Summary:

The Denison Community School District in Iowa is home to two elementary schools: Denison Elementary School and Broadway Elementary School. These schools serve students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade and provide a range of educational opportunities within the district.

Denison Elementary School stands out for its larger enrollment of 698 students and higher proficiency rates in 3rd-grade English Language Arts and Mathematics compared to the district and state averages. The school also has a lower chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%. In contrast, Broadway Elementary School demonstrates impressive performance in 4th and 5th-grade test scores, outpacing the district and state in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. Additionally, Broadway Elementary has seen a significant improvement in its state-wide ranking, moving from 383rd out of 565 schools in 2022-2023 to 265th out of 557 schools in 2023-2024.

Both schools serve a significant population of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with Denison Elementary School having 56.02% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch and Broadway Elementary School having 68.71%. The student-teacher ratio is lower at Denison Elementary School (12.3) compared to Broadway Elementary School (16.8), which may contribute to the stronger 3rd-grade test scores at Denison Elementary.

District Detail

819 N 16th St
Denison, IA 51442

(712) 263-2176

SchoolDigger Rank:
168^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 2,258

Primary Schools: 2
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Denison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	38 N 20th St	Denison	51442	Crawford County	Denison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 263-3104	691	57	12.2	56.3%	172 (24.9%)	14 (2.0%)	473 (68.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)								(n/a)	60.0			68.0				$12,060	$1,037	$11,023
Broadway Elementary School	Public	4-5	1515 Broadway	Denison	51442	Crawford County	Denison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 263-3103	288	19	15.1	70.8%	71 (24.7%)	9 (3.1%)	191 (66.3%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	50.4	328^th of 576 public elementary schools	43.1%		58.8	265^th of 557 public elementary schools	52.4%	63		73.1	71.7		74.6	75.4	58.7	$11,927	$794	$11,133

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Boyer Valley Community School District	10.14 mi	2	136^th
Schleswig Community School District	10.28 mi	2	199^th
Charter Oak-Ute Community School District	12.68 mi	2	230^th
Ar-We-Va Community School District	13.16 mi	2	21^st
IKM-Manning Community School District	17.32 mi	3	52^nd

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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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