📍 301 6th St SW, Altoona, Polk County, 50009
Altoona Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Altoona, Polk County. The school has 419 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Morgan Miller. It is part of the Southeast Polk Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Altoona Elementary enrolls 419 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 33.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 12% Black or African American and 9.5% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 297 | 71% |
| Black or African American | 49 | 12% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 40 | 9.5% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 5.5% |
| Asian | 8 | 1.9% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
208 of the school's 419 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 180 qualify for free lunch and 28 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.
Altoona Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). 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 15, state house district 30.
Altoona Elementary is one of 11 schools in Southeast Polk Comm School District, based in Altoona, Iowa. The district serves 7,501 students district-wide and employs 464 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 419 students, Altoona Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 682 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large