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Durant Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–4

601 West Fifth Street, Sumner, IA 50674 · (563) 578-5400 · Part of Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District

Sumner’s School Grade C+ better than 44% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
209
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–4
The gist

What stands out about Durant Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C+: better results than 37% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 10% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Sumner kids: Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School

On the path

Where Sumner kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–4Durant Elementary SchoolYou are here
5–8Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle Schoolin Fredericksburg

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency67%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts62%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, C+, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

601 West Fifth Street, Sumner

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K35
Kindergarten37
Grade 133
Grade 234
Grade 345
Grade 425
Enrollment over time
190’20
199’21
197’22
198’23
209’24

Up 10% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 87%Two or more races 9%Hispanic 3%Black <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Durant Elementary School from Sumner families.

Other schools in Sumner-Fredericksburg Community School District

The district →
Fredericksburg Elem School
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Fredericksburg
C
120 students12:1
Sumner-Fredericksburg Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Fredericksburg
B−
217 students13:1
Sumner-Fredericksburg High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sumner
A−
243 students14:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Sumner’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.