Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School

Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is an elementary school of tiny scale in Albert City, Iowa, one of the schools within Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District, teacheing 100 students in grades pre-K through 6. That puts it 69% smaller than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is a school of Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School lists that 69% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 29% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

Looking at school resources, Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School records 11 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Buena Vista County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 66.4%; this one delivers 76.3%, a residual of +9.8 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Buena Vista County) logs that median household income runs about $71,719, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is one of 15 public schools in Buena Vista County (combined enrollment of about 4,691 students).

Laurens-Marathon Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 7.0 miles from this campus. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.2%.

Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 14%: 116 students in 2018 compared to 100 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 17% to 29% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.7:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.