menu

Fulton Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more

School Overview

Address
2540 Central Ave
Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone
(563) 552-3650
District
DUBUQUE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
DUBUQUE COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
243
Classroom Teachers
0

* According to NeighborhoodScout’s research of school performance, Fulton Elementary School ranks as one of the bottom 100 worst public schools in America.

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 0.2% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

1

(10 is best)

Fulton Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
25%
68%
20%
65%
29%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
27%
71%
25%
73%
28%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
19%
66%
14%
67%
24%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
No Data
13
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 20 8.2%
Kindergarten 32 13.2%
Grade 1 42 17.3%
Grade 2 42 17.3%
Grade 3 37 15.2%
Grade 4 40 16.5%
Grade 5 30 12.3%
Total 243 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 44.3% 80.5% 76.7%
Black 39.4% 10.4% 7.1%
Hispanic 3.0% 5.1% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.0% 1.0% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 13.3% 3.0% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 88.5% 39.9% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 84.8% 35.4% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.7% 4.5% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 79,870 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 305.8 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.1% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.3% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 31.6% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.9% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 18.0% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 32,255 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 8.1% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.7% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 34.2% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.4% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.9% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.7% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.9% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 17.5% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.7% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 8.9% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,306 $87,312,672 58.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $736 $7,736,832 5.1%
Staff $570 $5,991,840 4.0%
General Administration $155 $1,629,360 1.1%
School Administration $705 $7,410,960 4.9%
Operation $1,111 $11,678,832 7.8%
Transportation $382 $4,015,584 2.7%
Other $538 $5,655,456 3.8%
Total Support $4,196 $44,108,352 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,795 $18,869,040 12.6%
Total Expenditures $14,297 $150,290,064 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,254 $3,706,502,521 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $439 $224,329,756 3.0%
Staff $576 $294,221,316 3.9%
General Administration $292 $149,044,777 2.0%
School Administration $659 $336,761,023 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $522,686,702 7.0%
Transportation $419 $214,147,817 2.9%
Other $319 $162,947,541 2.2%
Total Support $3,727 $1,904,099,046 25.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,668 $1,874,193,187 25.0%
Total Expenditures $14,649 $7,484,864,234 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%

Popular neighborhoods near Fulton Elementary School