South Tama County Elementary School

South Tama County Elementary School is one of the sizable elementary campuss in Tama, Iowa, operated by South Tama County, with 534 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 4. That puts it 64% bigger than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

South Tama County runs 3 schools in total, collectively educating 1,368 students. South Tama County Elementary School is one of those campuses.

Demographically, South Tama County Elementary School records that 44% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 40% Hispanic, 8% Native American, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 80%.

On the resource side, On paper, South Tama County Elementary School has 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.2:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 61% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), South Tama County Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 61.5%; this one delivers 70.5%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Tama County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $70,781 per year, 21% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. South Tama County Elementary School is one of 10 public schools in Tama County (combined enrollment of about 2,770 students).

Nearest neighbor: South Tama County High School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around South Tama County Elementary School. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), South Tama County Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 65.1%.

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

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at South Tama County Elementary School has declined 14%, going from 619 students in 2018 to 534 in 2025.

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