📍 400 NW 27th St, Grimes, Polk County, 50111
North Ridge Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Grimes, Polk County. The school has 427 pupils enrolled. The Principal is April Heitland. It is part of the Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–4 in a suburban setting. The school employs 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 91% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Ridge Elementary enrolls 427 students across grades K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 28.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 4.4% Two or more races and 3.7% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 377 | 88% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 4.4% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 10 | 2.3% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
34 of the school's 427 students (8%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 26 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.
North Ridge Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 20, state house district 39.
North Ridge Elementary is one of 7 schools in Dallas Center-Grimes Comm School District, based in Grimes, Iowa. The district serves 3,760 students district-wide and employs 231 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 427 students, North Ridge Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 537 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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