IOWA ELEMENTARY

As a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in NAMPA, Idaho, IOWA ELEMENTARY teaches 485 students from grades pre-K through 5, run under NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT. Compared to the state average of about 332 students per school, that is 46% bigger than typical.

NAMPA SCHOOL DISTRICT runs 25 schools in total, collectively educating 14,141 students. IOWA ELEMENTARY is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, IOWA ELEMENTARY records that the largest single group is White, at 58% of enrollment. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, IOWA ELEMENTARY lists 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.1:1 average. About 68% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Canyon County runs at roughly 51%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the area at large, Canyon County reports that the typical household earns roughly $76,488 per year, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Across Canyon County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 44,048 students), IOWA ELEMENTARY is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: GEM PREP: NAMPA, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

IOWA ELEMENTARY operates from an outer-ring location.

Looking at the recent track record. IOWA ELEMENTARY's enrollment has grew 4% since 2018, when it stood at 466 (now 485).

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