Runnells Elementary School serves 270 learners in grade levels Kindergarten-5.

Runnells Elementary School landed in the upper 10% of all schools in Iowa for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is upper 20%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is upper 10%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 85-89% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 76%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 85-89% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 74%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the Iowa state level of 15:1.

Minority enrollment is 11% of the learner body (majority Latino and Black), which is lower than the Iowa state average of 24% (majority Latino).

School Overview: Runnells Elementary School’s learner population of 270 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 17 teachers has grown by 6% over five school years.

School Comparison: Runnells Elementary School is ranked within the upper 10% of all 1,232 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of Runnells Elementary School is 0.21, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.41. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to Runnells Elementary School is Carlisle High School (7.0 miles away)

The closest middle school is Southeast Polk Junior High School (6.8 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Hartford Upper Elementary School (4.7 miles away)