📍 1203 NE Poplar Street, Leon, Decatur County, 50144
North Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Leon, Decatur County. The school has 172 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amy Whittington. It is part of the Central Decatur Comm School District school district. It serves grades 3–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Elementary School enrolls 172 students across grades 3–6. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 12.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 160 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 2.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
117 of the school's 172 students (68%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 100 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
North Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 14, state house district 27.
North Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Central Decatur Comm School District, based in Leon, Iowa. The district serves 632 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 172 students, North Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 211 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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