Stuart Elementary School

Stuart Elementary School is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in Stuart, Iowa, run under West Central Valley Comm School District, hosting 211 students in grades pre-K through 2. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 35% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in West Central Valley Comm School District (852 students total), Stuart Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, Stuart Elementary School records that 88% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority; the rest is composed of 9% Hispanic.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 16 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 37% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Guthrie County) logs that median household earnings sit near $77,711, about 25% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Across Guthrie County's 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,858 students), Stuart Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

West Central Valley High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.7 miles from this campus. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in an outlying area.

Looking at the recent track record. Stuart Elementary School's enrollment has fell 16% since 2018, when it stood at 251 (now 211).

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. The community welcomes input from current and former families.