Ottumwa Community School District

Ottumwa Community School District
Address
1112 N Van Buren Ottumwa , Iowa , 52501 United States
Coordinates	41.025559, -92.394151
District information
Motto	Inspire every student to think, learn, achieve and care.
Grades	Pre-K though 12
Superintendent	Mike McGrory
Accreditation	Iowa Department of Education
Budget	$68,414,000 (2020-21) [1]
NCES District ID	1922110 [1]
Students and staff
Students	4990 (2022-23) [1]
Teachers	317.44 FTE [1]
Staff	417.09 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio	15.72 [1]
District mascot	Bulldog
Colors	Red and White
Other information
Website	https://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
• Wilson Elementary

Middle School:(Serves Grades 6-9)

• Liberty Elementary (Grades 6th through 7th)
• Evans Middle School (Grades 8th through 9th)

High School:(Serves Grades 10-12)

• Ottumwa High School

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

• List of school districts in Iowa

References

1. "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.

External links

• Ottumwa Community School District