Elementary Schools in Pocahontas Area Community School District

Summary:

The Pocahontas Area Community School District has one elementary school, Pocahontas Area Elementary School, which serves grades K-6 with a total enrollment of 274 students.

While Pocahontas Area Elementary School's statewide ranking has declined from 216 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 335 out of 576 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars, the school's academic performance is mixed. In English Language Arts, the school's proficiency rates are below the state average, but in Mathematics, the school performs above the state average in several grade levels. However, the school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate is lower than the state average.

Pocahontas Area Elementary School faces some challenges, including a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% and a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at 58.03%. However, the school's student-teacher ratio of 14.3 is lower than the state average, which could be a strength in providing individualized attention to students. Addressing the identified areas of concern, such as academic performance and attendance, could help the school improve its overall performance and better serve its students.

District Detail

202 1st Ave SW
Pocahontas, IA 50574

(712) 335-4311

SchoolDigger Rank:
202^nd of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 659

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 2
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)				ISASP Mathematics (2025)				ISASP Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Pocahontas Area Elementary School	Public	K-6	208 1st Ave SW	Pocahontas	50574	Pocahontas County	Pocahontas Area Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 335-4642	265	18	14.9	50.2%	224 (84.5%)	2 (0.8%)	28 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.8%)	49	335^th of 576 public elementary schools	41.8%		57.5	276^th of 557 public elementary schools	50.4%	59	56.8	75.0	64.1	84.3	75.7	82.1	61.5	78.4	56.4	$16,192	$791	$15,400

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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