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Van Meter Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Van Meter, Dallas County. The school has 571 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Cody Tibbetts. It is part of the Van Meter Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 88% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Van Meter Elementary School enrolls 571 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 35.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 3.2% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 529 | 93% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 18 | 3.2% |
| Two or more races | 18 | 3.2% |
| Black or African American | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
37 of the school's 571 students (6.5%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 28 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.
Van Meter Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 10, state house district 19.
Van Meter Elementary School is one of 3 schools in Van Meter Comm School District, based in Van Meter, Iowa. The district serves 1,146 students district-wide and employs 63 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 571 students, Van Meter Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 382 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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