Meskwaki Settlement School

Meskwaki Settlement School is a mid-sized unified-grade school in Tama, Iowa, operated by Meskwaki Settlement School. The school hosts 294 students in grades K through 12. That puts it 23% bigger than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 239 students.

Meskwaki Settlement School sits inside Meskwaki Settlement School, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

On the student-mix side, Meskwaki Settlement School records that the student body is overwhelmingly Native American (100%).

On the resource side, Meskwaki Settlement School lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 7.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 19.1:1 average. An estimated 99% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Tama County's rate of about 56%.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Tama County indicate median household earnings sit near $70,781, roughly 21% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Tama County runs 10 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,770 students), of which Meskwaki Settlement School is one.

South Tama County Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Meskwaki Settlement School.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Five-year trend. Meskwaki Settlement School's enrollment has ticked up 326% since 2018, when it stood at 69 (now 294).

Inside the community feed, members of the Meskwaki Settlement School community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.