📍 1200 1st Ave North, Northwood, Worth County, 50459
Northwood-Kensett Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Northwood, Worth County. The school has 321 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brian Costello. It is part of the Northwood-Kensett Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Northwood-Kensett Elementary enrolls 321 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 20.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% White, 6.9% Hispanic or Latino and 1.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 289 | 90% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 22 | 6.9% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 1.9% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
113 of the school's 321 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 84 qualify for free lunch and 29 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.
Northwood-Kensett Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). 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 26, state house district 51.
Northwood-Kensett Elementary is one of 2 schools in Northwood-Kensett Comm School District, based in Northwood, Iowa. The district serves 552 students district-wide and employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 321 students, Northwood-Kensett Elementary is larger than the district average of about 276 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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