Henry A Wallace Elementary School

Located at 6207 NW 62nd Ave, in Johnston, Iowa, Henry A Wallace Elementary School is an expansive elementary school that teaches 840 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Johnston Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 158% larger than the state mean of about 325.

Johnston Comm School District comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 7,339 students; Henry A Wallace Elementary School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Henry A Wallace Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 65% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 10% Asian, 9% Black, 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Henry A Wallace Elementary School has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 13% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Polk County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Henry A Wallace Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 85.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 85.5%.

In the surrounding community, Polk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $83,576 per year, about 40% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Henry A Wallace Elementary School is one of 137 public schools in Polk County (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students).

Nearest neighbor: Johnston Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Henry A Wallace Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 76.2%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Henry A Wallace Elementary School's enrollment has ticked up 42% since 2018, when it stood at 593 (now 840). White enrollment moved from 77% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.0:1 in 2018 to 15.7:1 today.

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