Remsen-Union Elementary School

Located at 511 Roosevelt St, in Remsen, Iowa, Remsen-Union Elementary School is a tiny elementary school that teaches 123 students (grades pre-K through 4), operated by Remsen-Union Comm School District. That puts it 62% smaller than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Remsen-Union Comm School District comprises 2 schools with combined enrollment of 312 students; Remsen-Union Elementary School is among them.

Demographically, Remsen-Union Elementary School lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (87%). Beyond that, the school reports 7% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. That composition is broadly in line with Plymouth County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 8 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 32% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Remsen-Union Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 76.1%, the actual is 85.3%, a residual of +9.3 points.

In the surrounding community, Plymouth County reports that median household earnings sit near $83,251, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Remsen-Union Elementary School is one of 16 public schools in Plymouth County (combined enrollment of about 4,219 students).

Nearest neighbor: Remsen-Union Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Remsen-Union Elementary School at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 76.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a low-density area.

Five-year trend. Remsen-Union Elementary School's enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 142 (now 123). The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 15.4:1 today.

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