Enrollment
226
Elementary
DISTRICT 235 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALGONA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190336000033
Lucia Wallace Elementary School
729 E Kennedy, Algona, IA 50511 · (515) 295-7296 · Kossuth County
GRADES 03–04ELEMENTARY33-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL226 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 66% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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
14.5:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
89 students
DISTRICT 38% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 3 | 114 | 50% |
| Grade 4 | 112 | 50% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 24% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Algona Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.8pp since 2023
Math
81.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.8% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 76.2% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 77% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Lucia Wallace Elementary School
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucia Wallace Elementary School this school | 226 | 39.4% | 76.6% |
| North Iowa Elementary Buffalo Center Buffalo Center | 227 | 39.2% | 75.9% |
| Stuart Elementary School Stuart | 211 | 37.4% | N/A |
| Bryant Elementary School Algona | 197 | 42.1% | N/A |
| Boyer Valley Elementary School Dow City | 208 | 43.3% | N/A |
| Akron Westfield Elementary School Akron | 258 | 35.3% | 85.8% |
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 Lucia Wallace Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.6% | #208 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.2% | #195 of 564 ▲ 88 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.8% | #246 of 564 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 226 | #522 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.5:1 | #403 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.5% | #385 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.4% | #376 of 666 |
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
226
+40 (+22%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
14.5:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 226 | 15.6 | 14.5:1 | 39% (89) |
| 2023-24 | 200 | 15.7 | 12.8:1 | 37% (73) |
| 2022-23 | 184 | 13 | 14.2:1 | 36% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 186 | 10 | 18.6:1 | 39% (72) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 11 | 17.8:1 | 39% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 214 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 36% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 14 | 12.4:1 | 35% (61) |
| 2000-01 | 189 | 16 | 11.8:1 | 30% (56) |
| 1990-91 | 246 | 16 | 15.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lucia Wallace Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 16% (195 to 226); teachers up 42% (11 to 15.6).
About Lucia Wallace Elementary School
Lucia Wallace Elementary School is a low-enrollment elementary school in Algona Comm School District, located in Algona, Iowa. Classes run from 3 through 4, and the school has 226 students. Against the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa, enrollment here is 30% lower.
Lucia Wallace Elementary School falls under Algona Comm School District, which has 5 schools enrolling 1,583 students.
The student body at Lucia Wallace Elementary School is 87% White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 24% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 15.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 14.5:1. That is 0.8 students per teacher above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 39%. That tracks the 41% average for public schools in Kossuth County.
The allk12 Grade for Lucia Wallace Elementary School is B+. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 66% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Lucia Wallace Elementary School, the prediction is 72.3% and the result is 76.6%.
Census Bureau estimates for Kossuth County show that the median household income is $67,697, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 23%, and roughly 5% of residents are in poverty. Besides Lucia Wallace Elementary School, Kossuth County has 8 other public schools.
Nearest public school: Algona High School, about 0.2 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes 4 other public schools. Nearby schools average 74.4% on proficiency, and Lucia Wallace Elementary School is above that at 76.6%.
Lucia Wallace Elementary School has an NCES locale of Town: Remote.
Enrollment is up 22% from 2020-21, when Lucia Wallace Elementary School had 186 students, to 2024-25, when it had 226. The ratio was 18.6:1 in 2020-21 and 14.5:1 in 2024-25.
The Lucia Wallace Elementary School community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
Kossuth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,516
Census ACS
Median income
$67,697
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
5%
Below federal line
Schools in county
9
1,954 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Algona Comm School District
- Algona High SchoolHigh · 458 students
- Algona Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Other schools in Algona
- Algona High SchoolHigh · 458 students
- Algona Middle SchoolMiddle · 419 students
- Bertha Godfrey Elementary SchoolElementary · 283 students
- Bryant Elementary SchoolElementary · 197 students
Nearby schools
- Algona High School0.2 mi · 458
- Algona Middle School0.2 mi · 419
- Bryant Elementary School0.6 mi · 197
- Bertha Godfrey Elementary School0.6 mi · 283
- North Union Elementary12.9 mi · 130
- West Bend-Mallard Elementary School13.4 mi · 173
Frequently asked questions
About Lucia Wallace Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Lucia Wallace Elementary School?
Lucia Wallace Elementary School enrolls approximately 226 students in grades 03-04.
What age range does Lucia Wallace Elementary School serve?
Lucia Wallace Elementary School serves students from grade 03 through grade 04.
How many students per teacher at Lucia Wallace Elementary School?
Approximately 14.5:1 students per teacher at Lucia Wallace Elementary School.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Lucia Wallace Elementary School?
At Lucia Wallace Elementary School, the student body is approximately 87% White, 11% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is Lucia Wallace Elementary School in?
Lucia Wallace Elementary School is part of Algona Comm School District.
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