GRANT CENTER
Grant Center is a Title I public elementary school that is part of the Albia Comm School District school district, located in Albia, IA with about 227 students offering grade levels from Kindergarten to 2nd Grade. A Title I school provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families. Its purpose is to provide all children significant opportunity to receive a fair, equitable, and high-quality education. With about 17 teachers, Grant Center has a student/teacher ratio of about 13:1. The national average for public schools is about 15:1. A lower student/teacher ratio is a key factor that determines how much a teacher can devote his/her time to each individual student thus improving, or reducing (in the event of a higher student/teacher ratio) the attention each student is given for their educational needs.
The Grant Center, located in Albia, Iowa, serves as a specialized educational facility operating under the umbrella of the Albia Community School District. Rather than serving as a traditional K-12 campus, the center is designed to provide targeted academic and support services tailored to the specific needs of students within the district. By offering a distinct learning environment, the facility aims to foster student success through focused instruction and additional resources that might not be easily accommodated in a standard classroom setting.
The center reflects the district’s broader commitment to inclusive education and student well-being. By maintaining this dedicated space on South Clinton Street, the Albia Community School District ensures that students requiring alternative or supplemental educational pathways have access to a structured environment conducive to their personal and academic growth. For more information regarding specific programs, enrollment, or administrative details, stakeholders are encouraged to visit the official district website at http://www.albiacsd.org.
For more information, contact Grant Center at (641) 932-2161 or visit the school personally to speak with a faculty or administrative member about any specific questions you may have.
Albia, IA 52531
(641) 932-2161
http://www.albiacsd.org
GRANT CENTER is a public Title I school in Albia, IA with about 227 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in Iowa
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- Albia Comm School District
- Total Students:
- 227
- Teachers:
- 17.89
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide eligible-Title I targeted assistance program
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 227 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending GRANT CENTER is predominantly White, representing about 90% of the student body.
- White
- 89.9%
- Two or more races
- 5.3%
- Hispanic/Latino
- 3.5%
- Asian
- 0.9%
- Black or African American
- 0.4%
- Female
- 48.0%
- Male
- 52.0%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.