Douma Elementary School

Public elementary school, grades 1 to 2 · Ottumwa, Iowa

Douma Elementary School in Ottumwa, Iowa enrolled 327 students in 2024-25 with 28.9 full-time teachers, 11.3 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 27%

330 students in 2022-23, 345 students in 2023-24, 327 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 22.8 to 28.9.

Students enrolled at Douma Elementary School by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233302023-243452024-25327
Students enrolled at Douma Elementary School by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233302023-243452024-25327
Students enrolled at Douma Elementary School by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233302023-243452024-25327
Students enrolled at Douma Elementary School by school year2022-23: 330, 2023-24: 345, 2024-25: 32701002003004002022-233302023-243452024-25327
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2333022.814.5
2023-2434529.511.7
2024-2532728.911.3

11.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 85 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; This school 11.3; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherThis school 11.3state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 278 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Douma Elementary School enrolled 275 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 4 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 278 of the 275 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions4
  • Chronically absent23.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

49.8% of students were White, 28.7% Hispanic, 10.4% Pacific Islander in 2024-25.

  1. White49.8%
  2. Hispanic28.7%
  3. Pacific Islander10.4%
  4. Black6.1%
  5. Asian3.4%
  6. Two or more races1.5%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Ottumwa

6 public elementary schools in Ottumwa report 2024-25 enrollment; Douma Elementary School is number 3 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Pickwick Early Childhood Center56022.641.3%
Wilson Elementary School33512.455.8%
Douma Elementary School32711.347.4%
Horace Mann Elementary School25013.129.2%
James Elementary School24913.167.1%
Eisenhower Elementary School24813.726.2%

All public schools in Ottumwa →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Douma Elementary School

  1. Pickwick Early Childhood CenterThe nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 560 students, 22.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  2. Wilson Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.9 miles away: 335 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).1.9 mi
  3. Compare Douma Elementary School with Pickwick Early Childhood CenterStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Ottumwa Community School District spends per student$12,314 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$12,314
  5. The largest public schools in IowaDouma Elementary School is the number 315 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#315 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher11.3 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.11.3:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Douma Elementary School

  1. How many students attend Douma Elementary School?
    327 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 330 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ottumwa, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Douma Elementary School?
    11.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Douma Elementary School a Title I school?
    Douma Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Douma Elementary School in?
    Ottumwa Community School District, NCES district ID 1922110. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 192211002200 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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