Blakesburg Elementary

Blakesburg Elementary is a micro-enrollment primary school in Blakesburg, Iowa, overseen by Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD. The school caters to 103 students in grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Blakesburg Elementary sits 68% below that benchmark.

Eddyville-Blakesburg- Fremont CSD comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 916 students; Blakesburg Elementary is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Blakesburg Elementary shows that 93% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 3% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 79% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Blakesburg Elementary has 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Blakesburg Elementary tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 42% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Blakesburg Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 71.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 64.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Wapello County put median household income runs about $64,766, 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 12%. In all, Wapello County runs 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 6,892 students), of which Blakesburg Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Kendall Center, roughly 9.7 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 4 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Blakesburg Elementary at 6th of 6; the average score across the group is 75.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a rural area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 26%: 140 students in 2018 compared to 103 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 8.0:1 in 2025.

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