📍 209 Center Street, Alden, Hardin County, 50006
Alden Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Alden, Hardin County. The school has 159 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacki Kooistra. It is part of the Alden Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Alden Elementary School enrolls 159 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 83% White, 10% Hispanic or Latino and 5.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 132 | 83% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 5.7% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
54 of the school's 159 students (34%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 46 qualify for free lunch and 8 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Alden Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 25, state house district 50.
Alden Elementary School is one of 1 schools in Alden Comm School District, based in Alden, Iowa. The district serves 148 students district-wide and employs 17 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 159 students, Alden Elementary School is close to the district average of about 148 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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