Elementary Schools in West Delaware County Community School District

Summary:

The West Delaware County Community School District has one elementary school, Lambert Elementary School, which serves students from pre-kindergarten through 4th grade. The school has seen a decline in its statewide ranking and SchoolDigger rating over the past few years, dropping from 211 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 316 out of 576 in 2024-2025, and its SchoolDigger rating has decreased from 3 stars to 2 stars during that time.

Lambert Elementary School's academic performance is mixed compared to district and state averages. In 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate of 64.3% is on par with the district average but below the state average of 67.9%, while its 4th grade ELA proficiency rate of 71.1% is below the state average of 76%. However, the school's 3rd grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 83.3% is above both the district and state averages, and its 4th grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 76.7% is above the state average of 74.3%.

The school serves a relatively high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, at 49.25% in the 2023-2024 school year, and has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.2 for the same school year. The school's per-student spending for the 2018-2019 school year was $11,988, which appears to be in line with or slightly above the state average.

District Detail

701 New St
Manchester, IA 52057

(563) 927-3515

SchoolDigger Rank:
72^nd of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,263

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

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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
Lambert Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1001 Doctor St	Manchester	52057	Delaware County	West Delaware County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 927-3515	449	33	13.6	47.4%	379 (84.4%)	25 (5.6%)	18 (4.0%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.1%)	52.2	316^th of 576 public elementary schools	45.1%		61.6	230^th of 557 public elementary schools	58.7%	86	64.3	71.1	83.3	76.7	$11,988	$687	$11,300

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District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Maquoketa Valley Community School District	7.73 mi	5	9^th
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East Buchanan Community School District	14.69 mi	3	177^th
Western Dubuque Community School District	16.11 mi	8	85^th
Starmont Community School District	16.83 mi	3	198^th

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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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