📍 6575 SE 116th Street, Runnells, Polk County, 50237
Runnells Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Runnells, Polk County. The school has 269 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jacob Bartels. It is part of the Southeast Polk Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Runnells Elementary enrolls 269 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 17.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 7.4% Hispanic or Latino and 3.7% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 230 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 20 | 7.4% |
| Two or more races | 10 | 3.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 4 | 1.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
74 of the school's 269 students (28%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 12 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.
Runnells Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 15, state house district 30.
Runnells 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 269 students, Runnells 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: Rural - Distant
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