📍 605 Walnut, Traer, Tama County, 50675
North Tama Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Traer, Tama County. The school has 282 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Taylor Howard. It is part of the North Tama County Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
North Tama Elementary enrolls 282 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.8% Two or more races and 1.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 8 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.8% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 | 1.4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 282 students (40%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 93 qualify for free lunch and 20 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.
North Tama Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 36, state house district 72.
North Tama Elementary is one of 2 schools in North Tama County Comm School District, based in Traer, Iowa. The district serves 479 students district-wide and employs 45 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 282 students, North Tama Elementary is larger than the district average of about 240 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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