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South Tama County Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Tama, Tama County. The school has 593 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Brad Schweppe. It is part of the South Tama County school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a small-town setting. The school employs 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 41% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
South Tama County Elementary School enrolls 593 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 40.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 45% White, 37% Hispanic or Latino and 9.4% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 266 | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 222 | 37% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 56 | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 43 | 7.3% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
380 of the school's 593 students (64%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 339 qualify for free lunch and 41 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.
South Tama County Elementary School is located in a small-town setting (NCES locale: Town, Distant). 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-20, state senate district 36, state house district 72.
South Tama County Elementary School is one of 3 schools in South Tama County, based in Tama, Iowa. The district serves 1,368 students district-wide and employs 103 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 593 students, South Tama County Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 456 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Town - Distant
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