800 South St., Burlington, Des Moines County, 52601
James Wilson Grimes School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Burlington, Des Moines County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Timothy Cradic. It is part of the Burlington Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
James Wilson Grimes School enrolls 269 students across grades K–4. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 25 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 53% White, 25% Black or African American and 16% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 142 | 53% |
| Black or African American | 67 | 25% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 17 | 6.3% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
202 of the school's 269 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 192 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.
James Wilson Grimes School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 44, state house district 87.
James Wilson Grimes School is one of 8 schools in Burlington Comm School District, based in Burlington, Iowa. The district serves 3,140 students district-wide and employs 243 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 269 students, James Wilson Grimes School is smaller than the district average of about 393 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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