Ottumwa Community School District

Public school district in Ottumwa, Iowa, United States

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
Liberty Elementary
Wilson Elementary

Middle School: (Serves Grades 6-8)

Evans Middle School

High School: (Serves Grades 9-12)

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Ottumwa Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics.
^ "Ottumwa" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved September 23, 2020.
^ "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.
^ "Reorganization & Dissolution Actions Since 1965-66 Archived 2019-02-09 at the Wayback Machine." Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved on January 14, 2019.
^ "Ottumwa Christian School fire was arson". Ottumwa Courier. August 23, 2016. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
^ Codjoe, Ellis (August 16, 2016). "Wildwood Elementary School Will Again House Students". Ottumwa Radio. Retrieved July 3, 2020.