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Atkins Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–3

217 4th Ave, Atkins, IA 52206 · (319) 446-7525 · Part of Benton Community School District

Atkins’ School Grade A− better than 75% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
394
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–3
The gist

What stands out about Atkins Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 13 pts above the state
  • Reading / language arts 16 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Atkins kids: Benton Community Middle School

On the path

Where Atkins kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–3Atkins Elementary SchoolYou are here
7–8Benton Community Middle Schoolin Van Horne

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency77%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts52%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

217 4th Ave, Atkins

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K91
Kindergarten92
Grade 164
Grade 273
Grade 374
Enrollment over time
393’20
390’21
406’22
398’23
394’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 91%Two or more races 5%Hispanic 3%Black <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Atkins Elementary School from Atkins families.

Other schools in Benton Community School District

The district →
Keystone Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–3 · Keystone
C+
176 students15:1
Norway Elementary School
Middle · Grades 4–6 · Norway
B−
336 students14:1
Benton Community Middle School
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Van Horne
B−
235 students17:1
Benton Community Senior High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Van Horne
B
473 students17:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Atkins’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.