Bertha Godfrey Elementary School

Located at 124 N Main, in Algona, Iowa, Bertha Godfrey Elementary School is a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school that works with 283 students (grades pre-K through K), overseen by Algona Comm School District.

Bertha Godfrey Elementary School is one of 5 schools operated by Algona Comm School District, a district that educates 1,583 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Bertha Godfrey Elementary School logs that 84% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school records 11% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 93% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, Bertha Godfrey Elementary School has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Bertha Godfrey Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 30% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Kossuth County's rate of about 41%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Kossuth County put median household income runs about $67,697, roughly 23% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Kossuth County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,954 students), of which Bertha Godfrey Elementary School is one.

Algona Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 4 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 35%: 209 students in 2018 compared to 283 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 84% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 21.5:1 today.

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