State/Public Elementary Open

Twin Cedars Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 2204 Highway G71, Bussey, Marion County, 50044

202
Pupils
18.7
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Twin Cedars Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bussey, Marion County. The school has 202 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Donita Geetings. It is part of the Twin Cedars Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a rural setting. The school employs 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Donita Geetings
School district
Twin Cedars Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Twin Cedars Elementary School enrolls 202 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 10.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.7:1.

Male students
97 (48%)
Female students
105 (52%)
Teachers (FTE)
10.8
Student-teacher ratio
18.7:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 94% White, 3.5% Two or more races and 2.5% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White18994%
Two or more races73.5%
Hispanic or Latino52.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

86 of the school's 202 students (43%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 77 qualify for free lunch and 9 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.

School setting & status

Rural, RemoteGrades Pre-Kโ€“6Title I

Twin Cedars Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, 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-10, state senate district 14, state house district 28.

School district: Twin Cedars Comm School District

Twin Cedars Elementary School is one of 2 schools in Twin Cedars Comm School District, based in Bussey, Iowa. The district serves 312 students district-wide and employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 202 students, Twin Cedars Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 156 students per school.

312
District students
2
Schools
27
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

67%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
12%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: Rural - Remote

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