Ottumwa Community School District

Ottumwa Community School District
Address
1112 N Van Buren
Ottumwa
, Iowa, 52501
United States
Coordinates41.025559, -92.394151
District information
MottoInspire every student to think, learn, achieve and care.
GradesPre-K though 12
SuperintendentMike McGrory
AccreditationIowa Department of Education
Budget$68,414,000 (2020-21)[1]
NCES District ID1922110[1]
Students and staff
Students4990 (2022-23)[1]
Teachers317.44 FTE[1]
Staff417.09 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio15.72[1]
District mascotBulldog
ColorsRed and White    
Other information
Websitehttps://www.ottumwaschools.com/

Ottumwa Community School District is a public school district serving the U.S. city of Ottumwa, Iowa, as well as the surrounding rural area in Wapello County.[2]

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]

List of schools

Preschool: (Serves for Pre-K students)

  • Pickwick Early Childhood Center

Elementary Schools: (Serves Grades K-5, unless otherwise noted)

  • Douma Elementary (Grades Pre-K through 1st)
  • Eisenhower Elementary
  • Horace Mann Elementary
  • James Elementary
  • Liberty Elementary
  • Wilson Elementary

Middle School: (Serves Grades 6-8)

  • Evans Middle School

High School: (Serves Grades 9-12)

Other Schools:

  • Wildwood Elementary (Closed to students in 2013) - Currently being leased to Ottumwa Christian School following an arson fire, which damaged their building beyond repair[5][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Ottumwa Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics.
  2. ^ "Ottumwa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "School project". The Gazette. January 23, 2000. 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. ^ "Ottumwa Christian School fire was arson". Ottumwa Courier. August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Codjoe, Ellis (August 16, 2016). "Wildwood Elementary School Will Again House Students". Ottumwa Radio. Retrieved July 3, 2020.