Enrollment
100
Iowa · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Albert City, IA
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 190003101300
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Iowa schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10:1
- small classes for Iowa
- 45.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 100
- students enrolled
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 93% of Iowa schools. Computed live against every Iowa school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District · Iowa
NCES ID 190003101300 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 14.8:1 Iowa avg
-32% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
45.6%
vs 36.4% Iowa avg
+25% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School compares with Iowa and U.S. medians
What stands out at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School sits near the smaller end of the Iowa enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Higher need paired with broader reported resources
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School serves a higher-need student population than most Iowa campuses while its Resource Investment Index still lands in the state's upper tier. That combination is more informative than either figure alone: reported staffing and program capacity are comparatively strong despite a funding context that often carries greater service demands. It does not prove equal outcomes, but it identifies a campus whose federal resource signals are not simply tracking a lower-need intake.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Albert City, Iowa, enrolling 100 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 10:1, Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is leaner than roughly 93% of Iowa schools and 32% under the state's 14.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 45.6% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Iowa schools, with 100 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,322 scored Iowa schools.
Against 75 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #21.
Its student body is led by White (69%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%) (diversity index 44/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District spends $16,544 per pupil, 23% above the Iowa average, a better-resourced district than most.
Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District operates only this one school, so Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 100 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Iowa's single-school districts.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School compares
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Iowa and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Iowa | Iowa avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 32% | 14.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 45.6% | ▲ 25% | 36.4% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 100 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
100
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
45.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 25% above the Iowa average of 36.4%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 32% below state mean
Top 7% in Iowa - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$16,544
per pupil, district-wide
- above Iowa avg of $13,441
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 69.0%
Hispanic or Latino 29.0%
Two or More 2.0%
Largest group: White at 69.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 43.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 43.9, Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is more mixed than the Iowa school average of 33.8.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District, which includes Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School.
$16,544
Per student
+23%
vs Iowa
Avg $13,441
-6%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 48.4%
State 42.4%
Federal 9.2%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Iowa, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~100 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School
How many students attend Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School has 100 students enrolled. It is a public school in Albert City, IA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is 10:1, which is 32% lower than the Iowa average of 14.8:1 and 36% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
45.6% of students at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the Iowa average of 36.4%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School is White at 69.0% of enrollment, in Albert City, IA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School?
Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District?
None reported; Albert City-Truesdale Comm School District operates only Albert City-Truesdale Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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