📍 1062 Birch Ave, Packwood, Jefferson County, 52580
Pekin Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Packwood, Jefferson County. The school has 350 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jenny Bell. It is part of the Pekin Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 77% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pekin Elementary School enrolls 350 students across grades Pre-K–6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 28.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 2.9% Hispanic or Latino and 2.9% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 328 | 94% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 | 2.9% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 2.9% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
111 of the school's 350 students (32%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 96 qualify for free lunch and 15 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.
Pekin Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Remote). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 41, state house district 82.
Pekin Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Pekin Comm School District, based in Packwood, Iowa. The district serves 566 students district-wide and employs 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 350 students, Pekin Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 283 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Remote
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