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Orchard Hills Elementary

๐Ÿ“ 1130 W North Avenue, Norwalk, Warren County, 50211

526
Pupils
14.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Orchard Hills Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Norwalk, Warren County. The school has 526 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Sheila Taylor. It is part of the Norwalk Comm School District school district. It serves grades 2โ€“3 in a suburban setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1. 65% of students are proficient in reading. 85% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Sheila Taylor
School district
Norwalk Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Orchard Hills Elementary enrolls 526 students across grades 2โ€“3. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.3:1.

Male students
271 (52%)
Female students
255 (48%)
Teachers (FTE)
36.7
Student-teacher ratio
14.3:1
Grade span
2โ€“3

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White46388%
Hispanic or Latino305.7%
Two or more races152.9%
Black or African American101.9%
Asian81.5%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

104 of the school's 526 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 94 qualify for free lunch and 10 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.

School setting & status

Suburb, LargeGrades 2โ€“3Supplemental Virtual

Orchard Hills Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 13, state house district 25.

School district: Norwalk Comm School District

Orchard Hills Elementary is one of 5 schools in Norwalk Comm School District, based in Norwalk, Iowa. The district serves 3,584 students district-wide and employs 224 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 526 students, Orchard Hills Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 717 students per school.

3,584
District students
5
Schools
224
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

65%
Reading proficient
85%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Suburb - Large

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