Colo-Nesco Elementary School

Regular School · Zearing, IA

Colo-Nesco Elementary School is a regular school school in Zearing, Iowa, serving grades PK–04 with 169 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.6:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 04

Enrollment

169

Teachers (FTE)

14.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.6:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	144	85%
Two or more races	13	8%
Hispanic/Latino	12	7%
Total enrollment	169	89M / 80F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	70-79%	64.9%	53
Reading Proficiency	50-59%	68.7%	53

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

8 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.8% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

5.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	169	100%

Contact & Location

PO BOX 215 407 N Center

Zearing, IA 50278

Phone: (641)487-7411

District

Colo-NESCO Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,729

District enrollment: 387

Other Schools in District

Colo-NESCO Middle/High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50278) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190792002204

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD