📍 1103 First Street West, Independence, Buchanan County, 50644
East Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Independence, Buchanan County. The school has 298 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kay Reidy. It is part of the Independence Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–2 in a small-town setting. The school employs 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
East Elementary School enrolls 298 students across grades K–2. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 24.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.7% Two or more races and 3% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 269 | 90% |
| Two or more races | 20 | 6.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 9 | 3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
110 of the school's 298 students (37%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 95 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
East Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 32, state house district 64.
East Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Independence Comm School District, based in Independence, Iowa. The district serves 1,434 students district-wide and employs 107 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 298 students, East Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 359 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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