📍 1306 W Salem, Indianola, Warren County, 50125
Whittier Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Indianola, Warren County. The school has 417 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brooke Mendoza. It is part of the Indianola Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whittier Elementary School enrolls 417 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 23.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 6.5% Hispanic or Latino and 4.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 366 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 | 6.5% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 4.3% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.2% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
123 of the school's 417 students (29%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 114 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.
Whittier Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 13, state house district 26.
Whittier Elementary School is one of 6 schools in Indianola Comm School District, based in Indianola, Iowa. The district serves 3,599 students district-wide and employs 234 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 417 students, Whittier Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 600 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Fringe
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