📍 340 E Vista Lake Drive, Polk City, Polk County, 50226
Big Creek Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Polk City, Polk County. The school has 354 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Amanda Parker. It is part of the North Polk Comm School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
Big Creek Elementary enrolls 354 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 53% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.7% Two or more races and 2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 330 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 13 | 3.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7 | 2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
33 of the school's 354 students (9.3%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 29 qualify for free lunch and 4 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.
Big Creek Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 10, state house district 19.
Big Creek Elementary is one of 5 schools in North Polk Comm School District, based in Alleman, Iowa. The district serves 2,336 students district-wide and employs 137 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 354 students, Big Creek Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 467 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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