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Pekin Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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

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School Overview

Address
1062 Birch Ave
Packwood, IA 52580
Phone
(641) 661-2351
District
PEKIN COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
JEFFERSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
360
Classroom Teachers
31

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

10

(10 is best)

Better than 91.3% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

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

Grade 3

100 80 60 40 20 0
88%
68%
87%
65%
89%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
71%
87%
73%
82%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

100 80 60 40 20 0
80%
66%
68%
67%
91%
64%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

100 80 60 40 20 0
85%
67%
83%
68%
86%
67%
    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
11
12
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 35 9.7%
Kindergarten 46 12.8%
Grade 1 34 9.4%
Grade 2 46 12.8%
Grade 3 60 16.7%
Grade 4 47 13.1%
Grade 5 48 13.3%
Grade 6 44 12.2%
Total 360 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 96.6% 96.5% 76.7%
Black 0.0% 0.3% 7.1%
Hispanic 2.8% 2.3% 12.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.2% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.8% 0.9%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 26.7% 30.3% 39.6%
Free lunch eligible 21.9% 26.1% 34.2%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.7% 4.2% 5.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 3,829 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 15.6 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.6% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.4% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.0% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 23.7% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 21.3% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 1,441 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 4.4% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 91.6% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 16.6% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 8.4% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 14.3% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 17.2% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 17.8% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.3% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 15.8% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 6.2% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,350 $5,284,650 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $232 $166,808 1.7%
Staff $337 $242,303 2.4%
General Administration $191 $137,329 1.4%
School Administration $573 $411,987 4.2%
Operation $1,004 $721,876 7.3%
Transportation $623 $447,937 4.5%
Other $280 $201,320 2.0%
Total Support $3,239 $2,328,841 23.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,154 $2,267,726 23.0%
Total Expenditures $13,744 $9,881,936 100.0%
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%