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Elementary Schools in South Tama County

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At a glance

DistrictSouth Tama County289^th of 313 Iowa districtsFull district overview →

School

534

Students

Top rankedSouth Tama County Elementary School401^st of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

South Tama County, Iowa is home to a single elementary school, the South Tama County Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 319th out of 557 Iowa elementary schools in 2023-2024 to 401st out of 576 in 2024-2025, maintaining a consistent 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, the school's 3rd-grade proficiency rates in English Language Arts (68.5%) and Mathematics (77.4%) were slightly above the state averages in the 2024-2025 school year, but the 4th-grade proficiency rates fell below the state averages in both subjects. The school also faces challenges with a relatively high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% for the 2023-2024 school year, which could be a contributing factor to its overall performance. Additionally, the school serves a student population with a high percentage (61.88%) of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating significant economic disadvantages among the families in the area.

Despite the school's mixed academic outcomes and socioeconomic challenges, its per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $13,013, which is above the state average. This suggests that the South Tama County district is investing resources in the education of its students, and further investigation into the strategies and programs employed by the school could provide valuable insights for improving educational outcomes in the region.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
South Tama County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1611 Country Club Dr	Tama	52339	Tama County	South Tama County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 484-3999	534	38	14.1	60.9%	236 (44.2%)	3 (0.6%)	216 (40.4%)	8 (1.5%)	42 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	40	401^st of 576 public elementary schools	30.4%		51.6	319^th of 557 public elementary schools	42.7%	82	68.5	64.9	77.4	66.0	$13,013	$1,096	$11,916

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Meskwaki Settlement School	3.34 mi	1
GMG Community School District	9.44 mi	2	277^th
East Marshall Community School District	10.13 mi	3	194^th
Gladbrook-Reinbeck Community School District	15.83 mi	5
North Tama County Community School District	16 mi	2	263^rd

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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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