📍 501 Normal College Ave, Sheldon, O'Brien County, 51201
East Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Sheldon, O'Brien County. The school has 450 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jason Groendyke. It is part of the Sheldon Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Elementary School enrolls 450 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 74% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 331 | 74% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 15 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1.3% |
| Asian | 6 | 1.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 5 | 1.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
198 of the school's 450 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 166 qualify for free lunch and 32 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.
East 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-40, state senate district 2, state house district 3.
East Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Sheldon Comm School District, based in Sheldon, Iowa. The district serves 1,235 students district-wide and employs 84 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 450 students, East Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 309 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Remote
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