Ottumwa Community School District

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]

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$59,095,000 (2017-18)[1]
NCES District ID1922110[1]
Students and staff
Students4713 (2019-20)[1]
Teachers278.36 FTE[1]
Staff291.22 FTE[1]
Student–teacher ratio16.93[1]
District mascotBulldog
ColorsRed and White    
Other information
Websitehttps://www.ottumwaschools.com/

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. "Ottumwa Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  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. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  6. Codjoe, Ellis (August 16, 2016). "Wildwood Elementary School Will Again House Students". Ottumwa Radio. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
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