Elementary school (grades K-5) · Long Grove, IA

Alan Shepard Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Alan Shepard Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 192094001251
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👥 S:T ratio
40
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
7
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Alan Shepard Elementary School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Iowa median.

48
Resource Index · Typical
15.1:1
students per teacher
14.6%
free-lunch eligible
467
students enrolled

Alan Shepard Elementary School has class sizes near the Iowa median. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.

School address

Long Grove, IA 52756
District: North Scott Comm School District · Iowa

NCES ID 192094001251 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+20 students YoY

Alan Shepard Elementary School held near 471 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+20 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 31.2 → 31.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+20 students YoY 192094001251 · Long Grove, IA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

467 enr · 15.1:1 · 14.6% lunch · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: North Scott High School (1,081 students)

Alan Shepard Elementary School held near 471 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+20 headcount). Teacher FTE held 31.2 → 31.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Iowa schools → · Find another →

Alan Shepard Elementary School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Alan Shepard Elementary School reports 467 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Alan Shepard Elementary School compares

Alan Shepard Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Iowa and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Iowa Iowa avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 15.1:1 ▲ 2% 14.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 14.6% ▼ 60% 36.4% 51.7%
Enrollment 467 top 23% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

15.1:1
Leaner classes than 46% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
467
Bigger than 57% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
14.6%
free-lunch eligible - 60% below the Iowa average of 36.4%
Below the 40% Title I threshold, among the lower-need profiles in the state; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
15.1:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 67% in Iowa - lower ratio than 33% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
10.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$11,388
per pupil, district-wide - below Iowa avg of $13,441
Well below the U.S. average per-pupil spend, a notably leaner funding position that may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 467 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 5 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 90.4%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7%
Two or More 2.8%
African American 1.7%
Asian 0.4%

Largest group: White at 90.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.9, Alan Shepard Elementary School is less mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for North Scott Comm School District reports $11,388 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Alan Shepard Elementary School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Scott High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Edward White Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio
North Scott Junior High School Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Neil Armstrong Elementary School Similar size Higher economic need Lower S:T ratio
John Glenn Elementary School Smaller Higher economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Alan Shepard Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

North Scott Comm School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~467 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~15.1:1)

Frequently asked questions about Alan Shepard Elementary School

How many students attend Alan Shepard Elementary School?

Alan Shepard Elementary School has 467 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Long Grove, IA. CCD year-over-year: 451 (2022-23) → 471 (2023-24), nearly flat (+20).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Alan Shepard Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Alan Shepard Elementary School is 15.1:1, which is 2% higher than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 4% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Alan Shepard Elementary School?

14.6% of students at Alan Shepard Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alan Shepard Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Alan Shepard Elementary School is White at 90.4% of enrollment, in Long Grove, IA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Alan Shepard Elementary School?

Alan Shepard Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in North Scott Comm School District?

Besides Alan Shepard Elementary School, North Scott Comm School District also operates North Scott High School (1,081 students), Edward White Elementary School (556 students), and North Scott Junior High School (531 students). See the North Scott Comm School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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