James Elementary School (Ottumwa Comm School District SCH DIST.), Iowa - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

James Elementary School is a Elementary in Ottumwa, IA. It currently serves 228 students (grades KG-05). The school is part of the Ottumwa Comm School District School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: Elementary

Number of Students:228

Number of Teachers: 18

Student/Teacher Ratio: 12.64

Location Info

Location: 1001 N Benton, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Mailing Address: 1001 N Benton, Ottumwa, IA 52501

Phone: (641)684-5411

Website: http://www.ottumwaschools.com

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 1	44
Grade 2	42
Grade 3	31
Grade 4	39
Grade 5	34
Kindergarten	38

Gender/Sex of James Elementary School Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	126	55.26
Female	102	44.74

Race/Ethnicity Demography of James Elementary School Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.44
Asian	4	1.75
Black or African American	38	16.67
Hispanic/Latino	49	21.49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	45	19.74
Two or more races	9	3.95
White	82	35.97

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.79
Asian	1	0.79
Black or African American	20	15.87
Hispanic/Latino	27	21.43
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	25	19.84
Two or more races	3	2.38
White	49	38.89

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	3	2.94
Black or African American	18	17.65
Hispanic/Latino	22	21.57
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	20	19.61
Two or more races	6	5.88
White	33	32.35

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 1 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	6	13.64
Hispanic/Latino	5	11.36
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	13	29.55
White	20	45.46

Grade 2 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American	4	9.52
Hispanic/Latino	8	19.05
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	19.05
Two or more races	4	9.52
White	18	42.86

Grade 3 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	2	6.45
Black or African American	4	12.90
Hispanic/Latino	10	32.26
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	5	16.13
Two or more races	2	6.45
White	8	25.81

Grade 4 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	2.56
Black or African American	11	28.21
Hispanic/Latino	8	20.51
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	15.39
White	13	33.33

Grade 5 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.94
Black or African American	6	17.65
Hispanic/Latino	10	29.41
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	6	17.65
Two or more races	2	5.88
White	9	26.47

Kindergarten - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	1	2.63
Black or African American	7	18.42
Hispanic/Latino	8	21.05
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	7	18.42
Two or more races	1	2.63
White	14	36.84