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Oviatt Elementary School

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Norwalk's Oviatt Elementary School is a public school serving 595 students in grades PK-2.

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I love Oviatt Elem. The teachers there are great educators. They do a very...
My son is going into 3rd Greade and I have been happy with all of his...
I give this school an overall thumbs up. My son has been given good...
My son is in 3rd grade and he loves school. He was having trouble reading in...
I have two children in this school district. The only comment I have is, if...

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97% of students at this school are White.

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Posted October 13, 2010

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I love Oviatt Elem. The teachers there are great educators. They do a very good job at teaching the students and the teachers have hands on experience and are looking for ways to improve education every day!
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Posted August 15, 2006

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My son is going into 3rd Greade and I have been happy with all of his teachers keeping me updated on his success in his reading and his mathmatics. I just wish they had more hands on stuff for the children and more fieldtrips to the science center and art centers around the Des Moines areas. Otherwise I would recommend this school to other parents because of the caring of the teacher that wants your children to succeed in their school career.
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Posted October 12, 2005

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I give this school an overall thumbs up. My son has been given good individual attention with his reading and speech difficulties. An enthusiastic thumbs up to the current speech specialist.
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Posted May 26, 2004

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My son is in 3rd grade and he loves school. He was having trouble reading in second grade and they gave him extra help by having a reading class in the morning. I think it is a wonderful school district. The teachers go the extra mile to ensure no child is left behind. I highly recommend this school!
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Posted December 31, 2003

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I have two children in this school district. The only comment I have is, if your child is having any difficulty reading, do not send them to this school district. I have to pay a tutor $42.00 a hour to teach my son to read because this school district can not!
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Grade 3

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Economically disadvantaged
 
6
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2
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Student ethnicity

Ethnicity	This school	State average
White	97%	85%
Hispanic	2%	7%
Black	1%	6%
American Indian/Alaska Native	0%	1%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	2%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student subgroups

	This school	District average	State average
Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program	19%	N/A	34%

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

Student-teacher ratio

	This school	District average	State average
Students per FTE teacher	13	N/A	14

Source: NCES, 2008-2009

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713 School Ave
Norwalk, IA 50211
Phone: (515) 981-1005

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