📍 1001 N Benton, Ottumwa, Wapello County, 52501
James Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Ottumwa, Wapello County. The school has 229 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jay Green. It is part of the Ottumwa Comm School District school district. It serves grades K–5 in a small-town setting. The school employs 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1. 42% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
James Elementary School enrolls 229 students across grades K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 16.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% White, 26% Hispanic or Latino and 16% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 88 | 38% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 60 | 26% |
| Black or African American | 36 | 16% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 31 | 14% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 3.9% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
146 of the school's 229 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 140 qualify for free lunch and 6 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
James Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Remote). 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-30, state senate district 41, state house district 81.
James Elementary School is one of 11 schools in Ottumwa Comm School District, based in Ottumwa, Iowa. The district serves 5,024 students district-wide and employs 317 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 229 students, James Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 457 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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