Henry A Wallace Elementary School

Regular School · Johnston, IA

Henry A Wallace Elementary School is a regular school school in Johnston, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 840 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

840

Teachers (FTE)

53.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	547	65%
Asian	84	10%
Black or African American	74	9%
Hispanic/Latino	71	8%
Two or more races	61	7%
American Indian / Alaska Native	3	0%
Total enrollment	840	411M / 429F

English Language Learners: 38 (5% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	86.0% +21.1pp	64.9%	318
Reading Proficiency	85.0% +16.3pp	68.7%	316
Science Proficiency	70-74%	—	104

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

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.66 grade levels

Math

+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

38 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

2.4% 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.)	840	100%

Contact & Location

PO BOX 10 6207 NW 62nd Ave

Johnston, IA 50131

Phone: (515)278-6977

http://www.johnstoncsd.org/school/wallace-elementary/

District

Johnston Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $14,053

District enrollment: 7,431

Other Schools in District

Beaver Creek Elementary School Elementary
Horizon Elementary Elementary
Lawson Elementary School Elementary
Timber Ridge Elementary Elementary
Johnston Senior High School High
Summit Middle School Middle
Johnston Middle School Secondary

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50131) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

191545002018

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