Ottumwa Community School District

Ottumwa Community School District is a public school district serving Ottumwa, Iowa, and entirely in Wapello County.[2]

Ottumwa Community School District
Address
1112 N Van Buren

,
52501

Information
SuperintendentTim dunken
Staff257.4 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[1]
Teaching staff309.9 (FTE) (as of 2007-08)[1]
GradesPK-12
Enrollment4,715 (as of 2007-l08)[1]
Student to teacher ratio15.2 (as of 2007-08)[1]
Color(s)Red and White
Communities servedCity of Ottumwa, Iowa and surrounding rural areas
Websitehttp://www.ottumwaschools.com/index.cfm

History

In the 1950s, the smaller Dahlonega school district was absorbed into the Ottumwa school district.[3] (Dahlonega School No. 1 was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.)

On July 1, 1991, it absorbed a portion of the former Hedrick Community School District, which was involuntarily dissolved by the State of Iowa.[4]

Schools

Elementary schools: (serve grades K-5 unless otherwise noted)

  • Douma Elementary (serves grades Pre-K through 1st)
  • Eisenhower Elementary
  • Horace Mann Elementary
  • James Elementary
  • Liberty Elementary
  • Pickwick Early Childhood Center (serves Pre-K students)
  • Wildwood Elementary (Closed to students in 2013)
    • Currently being leased to Ottumwa Christian School following a fire which damaged their building beyond repair. [5]
  • Wilson Elementary

Middle schools:

  • Evans Middle School (serves grades 6-8)

High schools:

References

  1. "District Detail for Ottumwa Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2010-04-03.
  2. "Ottumwa." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 17, 2019.
  3. "School project". The Gazette. 2000-01-23. p. 2. The Dahlonega school was closed in the late 1950s when the district was absorbed into the Ottumwa school district.
  4. "REORGANIZATION & DISSOLUTION ACTIONS SINCE 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
  5. "Wildwood Elementary School Will Again House Students - Ottumwa Radio". 2016-08-16. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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