📍 509 Canfield, Dunkerton, Black Hawk County, 50626
Dunkerton Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dunkerton, Black Hawk County. The school has 203 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Patricia Foster. It is part of the Dunkerton Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dunkerton Elementary enrolls 203 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 16.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.9% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 188 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 3.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 | 3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
99 of the school's 203 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 78 qualify for free lunch and 21 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.
Dunkerton Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 32, state house district 63.
Dunkerton Elementary is one of 2 schools in Dunkerton Comm School District, based in Dunkerton, Iowa. The district serves 415 students district-wide and employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 203 students, Dunkerton Elementary is close to the district average of about 208 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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