📍 1129 Ashland, Chariton, Lucas County, 50049
Van Allen Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Chariton, Lucas County. The school has 254 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joshua Morgan. It is part of the Chariton Comm School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 51% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Van Allen Elementary School enrolls 254 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 19 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino and 1.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 229 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 19 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 1.6% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
132 of the school's 254 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 14 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.
Van Allen Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-30, state senate district 14, state house district 27.
Van Allen Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Chariton Comm School District, based in Chariton, Iowa. The district serves 1,295 students district-wide and employs 92 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 254 students, Van Allen Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 324 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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