North Side Elementary School

North Side Elementary School operates as a cozy K-5 school in Hampton, Iowa, part of Hampton-Dumont Comm School District. Current enrollment sits at 145 students spanning grades pre-K through K. Enrollment runs roughly 55% below the state mean of about 325.

North Side Elementary School is one of 4 schools operated by Hampton-Dumont Comm School District, a district that teaches 1,268 students overall.

In terms of who attends, North Side Elementary School reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school logs 49% White. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 59% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Franklin County runs at roughly 49%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Franklin County indicate the typical household earns roughly $59,894 per year, roughly 19% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Franklin County's 7 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,800 students), North Side Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Hampton-Dumont High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 11%: 163 students in 2018 compared to 145 in 2025. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 14.5:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.