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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 320 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·FORT DODGE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191182000722
Duncombe Elementary School
1620 6th Avenue North, Fort Dodge, IA 50501 · (515) 574-5623 · Webster County
GRADES 01–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 3% of Iowa public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
307 students
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 1 | 87 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 101 | 23% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 18% |
This year's 1st grade class (87) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (80).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Fort Dodge Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
45.1%
IA avg 73.6% . -2.8pp since 2023
Math
42.3%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.1% | 42.3% |
| 2023-24 | 47.9% | 45.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
43.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 57% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Duncombe Elementary School
Duncombe Elementary School's state test result (43.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duncombe Elementary School this school | 438 | 70.1% | 43.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Clinton | 376 | 69.7% | 52.5% |
| Jefferson Elementary School Muscatine | 441 | 68.0% | 55.1% |
| McKinley Elementary School Muscatine | 394 | 61.2% | 53.8% |
| Hayes Elementary School Davenport | 377 | 63.9% | 42.0% |
| Morningside Elementary Sioux City | 645 | 62.8% | 63.3% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Duncombe Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Webster County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #535 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.3% | #552 of 564 ▼ 12 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.1% | #533 of 564 ▼ 22 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 438 | #166 of 705 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #391 of 561 | #5 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #98 of 561 | #1 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.1% | #73 of 666 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.6% | #82 of 168 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
438
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+5% since 1990-91, when it was 416
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 13.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 438 | 30.5 | 14.4:1 | 70% (307) |
| 2023-24 | 454 | 30.6 | 14.8:1 | 70% (319) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 32.4 | 14.3:1 | 79% (364) |
| 2020-21 | 444 | 33 | 13.4:1 | 70% (313) |
| 2017-18 | 396 | 28 | 14.2:1 | 75% (296) |
| 2015-16 | 334 | 25 | 13.4:1 | 72% (241) |
| 2010-11 | 264 | 24 | 11.0:1 | 64% (170) |
| 2000-01 | 336 | 20 | 16.8:1 | 38% (127) |
| 1990-91 | 416 | 22 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Duncombe Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 11% (396 to 438); teachers up 9% (28 to 30.5).
About Duncombe Elementary School
Duncombe Elementary School is an elementary school in Fort Dodge, Iowa, according to federal school records. Total enrollment is 438 students, and the grades served are 1 through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in Iowa enroll about 325 students on average.
Fort Dodge Comm School District operates 7 schools. Combined enrollment is 3,385 students.
At Duncombe Elementary School, 51% of students are White. The school is also 26% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, and 7% Black. That is lower than the 86% White share among all Webster County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 65%.
The school's 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.4:1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. At Duncombe Elementary School, 70% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. That is higher than the 50% average for public schools in Webster County.
Duncombe Elementary School earns an F on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 3% of Iowa public elementary schools.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Duncombe Elementary School is in the bottom 10% of Iowa schools: 43.8% actual against 56.9% predicted.
In the surrounding county, Webster County, the median household earns about $68,975 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Duncombe Elementary School, Webster County has 12 public schools.
Early Childhood Center is about 0.5 miles from Duncombe Elementary School, the shortest distance to any other public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes 6 other public schools. By average proficiency, Duncombe Elementary School is 7th among 7 schools close by.
The school is in a town far from an urbanized area, according to its NCES locale (Town: Remote).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (444) and 2024-25 (438).
The discussion board for Duncombe Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
Webster County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
36,886
Census ACS
Median income
$68,975
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
12
4,678 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Fort Dodge Comm School District
- Fort Dodge High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Fort Dodge Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 376 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Feelhaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Other schools in Fort Dodge
- Fort Dodge High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Fort Dodge Middle SchoolMiddle · 765 students
- Early Childhood CenterElementary · 376 students
- Butler Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Cooper Elementary SchoolElementary · 231 students
- Feelhaver Elementary SchoolElementary · 227 students
Nearby schools
- Early Childhood Center0.5 mi · 376
- Fort Dodge High School0.6 mi · 1,020
- Cooper Elementary School0.8 mi · 231
- Feelhaver Elementary School0.8 mi · 227
- Fort Dodge Middle School1.1 mi · 765
- Butler Elementary School1.2 mi · 328
Frequently asked questions
About Duncombe Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Duncombe Elementary School?
Duncombe Elementary School enrolls approximately 438 students in grades 01-05.
Is Duncombe Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Duncombe Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades 01-05.
How many students per teacher at Duncombe Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Duncombe Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Duncombe Elementary School?
At Duncombe Elementary School, the student body is approximately 51% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 0% Asian, 15% Two or more.
Who oversees Duncombe Elementary School?
Duncombe Elementary School is overseen by Fort Dodge Comm School District in Webster County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.