📍 803 Washington Street, Dexter, Dallas County, 50070
Dexter Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Dexter, Dallas County. The school has 181 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ethan Calvert. It is part of the West Central Valley Comm School District school district. It serves grades 3–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 14.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Dexter Elementary School enrolls 181 students across grades 3–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 14.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 87% White, 7.2% Hispanic or Latino and 2.8% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 158 | 87% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 7.2% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 2.8% |
| Black or African American | 2 | 1.1% |
| Asian | 2 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
88 of the school's 181 students (49%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 71 qualify for free lunch and 17 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.
Dexter Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-30, state senate district 10, state house district 19.
Dexter Elementary School is one of 4 schools in West Central Valley Comm School District, based in Stuart, Iowa. The district serves 852 students district-wide and employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 181 students, Dexter Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 213 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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