Eisenhower Elementary School

Eisenhower Elementary School is an elementary-level community of low-enrollment scale in Ottumwa, Iowa, one of the schools within Ottumwa Comm School District, serveing 248 students in grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Within Ottumwa Comm School District, which oversees 12 schools and 5,005 students, Eisenhower Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Eisenhower Elementary School logs that 72% of the student body identifies as White; the rest consists of 12% Hispanic, 6% Pacific Islander, 6% Black, 2% Asian.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 29% of students at Eisenhower Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Wapello County (around 48%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Eisenhower Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 77.2%, the actual is 74.4%, a residual of -2.9 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Wapello County put the typical household earns roughly $64,766 per year, 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 Eisenhower Elementary School is one.

Horace Mann Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Eisenhower Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 49.3%.

Eisenhower Elementary School operates from a small-town location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Eisenhower Elementary School has grew 4%, going from 238 students in 2018 to 248 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 85% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

On allk12, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.