Storm Lake Early Elementary School

Located at 5950 90th Avenue, in Storm lake, Iowa, Storm Lake Early Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary campus that serves 437 students (grades K through 1), overseen by Storm Lake Comm School District. Enrollment runs roughly 34% above the state mean of about 325.

Storm Lake Comm School District runs 6 schools in total, collectively educating 2,933 students. Storm Lake Early Elementary School is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Storm Lake Early Elementary School records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school shows 19% Pacific Islander, 11% White, 9% Asian, 5% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 29%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Storm Lake Early Elementary School records 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 74% of students at Storm Lake Early Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Buena Vista County (around 60%), the school's rate is noticeably above typical.

Across the wider county, Buena Vista County reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,719 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Buena Vista County runs 15 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,691 students), of which Storm Lake Early Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Storm Lake Middle School, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 7 other public schools.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

On this page, members of the Storm Lake Early Elementary School community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.