📍 308 E 13th St, Vinton, Benton County, 52349
Tilford Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Vinton, Benton County. The school has 578 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Andrea Townsley. It is part of the Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. 67% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Tilford Elementary School enrolls 578 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 40 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 93% White, 2.9% Two or more races and 2.2% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 537 | 93% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 6 | 1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
262 of the school's 578 students (45%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 226 qualify for free lunch and 36 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.
Tilford Elementary School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). 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-20, state senate district 38, state house district 75.
Tilford Elementary School is one of 4 schools in Vinton-Shellsburg Comm School District, based in Vinton, Iowa. The district serves 1,558 students district-wide and employs 114 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 578 students, Tilford Elementary School is larger than the district average of about 390 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Fringe
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