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Duncombe Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1620 6th Avenue North, Fort Dodge, Webster County, 50501

461
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Duncombe Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Fort Dodge, Webster County. The school has 461 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ryan Flaherty. It is part of the Fort Dodge Comm School District school district. It serves grades 1โ€“5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Ryan Flaherty
School district
Fort Dodge Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Duncombe Elementary School enrolls 461 students across grades 1โ€“5. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 32.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
225 (49%)
Female students
236 (51%)
Teachers (FTE)
32.4
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
1โ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 50% White, 23% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White23150%
Hispanic or Latino10523%
Two or more races7015%
Black or African American459.8%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander4<1%
Asian3<1%
American Indian or Alaska Native3<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

364 of the school's 461 students (79%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 333 qualify for free lunch and 31 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.

School setting & status

Town, RemoteGrades 1โ€“5Title I

Duncombe Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, 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-40, state senate district 5, state house district 9.

School district: Fort Dodge Comm School District

Duncombe Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Fort Dodge Comm School District, based in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The district serves 3,508 students district-wide and employs 235 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 461 students, Duncombe Elementary School is close to the district average of about 501 students per school.

3,508
District students
7
Schools
235
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

42%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
22%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: Town - Remote

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