Lucia Wallace Elementary School

As a low-enrollment elementary-level community in Algona, Iowa, Lucia Wallace Elementary School educates 226 students from grades 3 through 4, overseen by Algona Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 30% leaner than typical.

Within Algona Comm School District, which oversees 5 schools and 1,583 students, Lucia Wallace Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Lucia Wallace Elementary School logs that nearly all students (87%) are White. Other groups include 11% Hispanic.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Lucia Wallace Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 39% of students at Lucia Wallace Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Lucia Wallace Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.3%; this one delivers 76.6%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Kossuth County put the typical household earns roughly $67,697 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 5%. Across Kossuth County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,954 students), Lucia Wallace Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Algona High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Lucia Wallace Elementary School. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Lucia Wallace Elementary School at 2nd of 6; the average score across the group is 74.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Lucia Wallace Elementary School has expanded 16%, going from 195 students in 2018 to 226 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment grew from 2% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 today.

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