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South Tama County Elementary School

Regular School · Tama, IA

South Tama County Elementary School is a regular school school in Tama, Iowa, serving grades PK–04 with 534 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.1:1.

Level
Elementary
Grades
PK – 04
Enrollment
534
Teachers (FTE)
37.8
Student–Teacher Ratio
14.1:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
White 236 44%
Hispanic/Latino 216 40%
American Indian / Alaska Native 42 8%
Two or more races 29 5%
Asian 8 1%
Black or African American 3 1%
Total enrollment 534 295M / 239F

English Language Learners: 108 (20% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 41.0% -23.9pp 64.9% 207
Reading Proficiency 37.0% -31.7pp 68.7% 207

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)
-0.19 grade levels
Math
+0.15 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
Program offered
40 students enrolled
Out-of-School Suspensions
2
0.4% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
133
24.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 534 100%

Contact & Location

1611 Country Club Dr

Tama, IA 52339

Phone: (641)484-3999

http://www.s-tama.k12.ia.us

District

South Tama County

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,937

District enrollment: 1,488

Other Schools in District

NCES ID

192673001463

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