📍 1000 South 6th Street, Fairfield, Jefferson County, 52556
Pence Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fairfield, Jefferson County. The school has 333 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Angela Jones. It is part of the Fairfield Comm School District school district. It serves grades 2–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 53% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pence Elementary enrolls 333 students across grades 2–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 28.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 8.1% Hispanic or Latino and 7.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 256 | 77% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 8.1% |
| Asian | 25 | 7.5% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 6% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.5% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
172 of the school's 333 students (52%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 147 qualify for free lunch and 25 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.
Pence Elementary 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 41, state house district 82.
Pence Elementary is one of 4 schools in Fairfield Comm School District, based in Fairfield, Iowa. The district serves 1,420 students district-wide and employs 119 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 333 students, Pence Elementary is close to the district average of about 355 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote