Washington Elementary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 1 · Charles City, Iowa
Washington Elementary School in Charles City, Iowa enrolled 206 students in 2024-25 with 20.0 full-time teachers, 10.3 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 45% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 36%
375 students in 2022-23, 250 students in 2023-24, 206 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 31.0 to 20.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 375 | 31.0 | 12.1 |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 24.4 | 10.3 |
| 2024-25 | 206 | 20.0 | 10.3 |
10.3 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 94 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.
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 399 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Washington Elementary School enrolled 399 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 7 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 399 of the 399 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions7
- Chronically absent18.9% (2022-23)
Who attends
69.9% of students were White, 14.6% Hispanic, 7.3% Black in 2024-25.
- White69.9%
- Hispanic14.6%
- Black7.3%
- Two or more races4.4%
- Asian3.4%
- Pacific Islander0.5%
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 Charles City
2 public elementary schools in Charles City report 2024-25 enrollment; Washington Elementary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Elementary School | 280 | 14.8 | 54.3% |
| Washington Elementary School | 206 | 10.3 | 54.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Washington Elementary School
- Lincoln Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 280 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
- Nashua-Plainfield Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 11 miles away: 281 students, 14.1 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Washington Elementary School with Lincoln Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Charles City Community School District spends per student$14,332 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$14,332
- The largest public schools in IowaWashington Elementary School is the number 530 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#530 of 655
- Iowa schools by students per teacher10.3 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.10.3:1
- 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 Washington Elementary School
How many students attend Washington Elementary School?
206 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 375 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Charles City, IA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Washington Elementary School?
10.3 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.Is Washington Elementary School a Title I school?
Washington Elementary School ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Washington Elementary School in?
Charles City Community School District, NCES district ID 1907080. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 190708002221 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.