Pickwick Early Childhood Center
Ottumwa, IA · Elementary School
Pickwick Early Childhood Center is a elementary school in Ottumwa, IA with 569 students enrolled and a 61% proficiency rate. Part of Ottumwa Comm School District. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Pickwick Early Childhood Center is a elementary school located in Ottumwa, Iowa. The school serves 569 students. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.8:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 61% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
31% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Pickwick Early Childhood Center is part of the Ottumwa Comm School District in Iowa.
How This School Compares
Pickwick Early Childhood Center has 569 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Ottumwa Comm School District (451 students). Its 61% proficiency rate is 9 percentage points above the district average of 52%. Compared to the Iowa state average of 53%, the school performs 8 points higher. The 22.8:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
Frequently Asked Questions
Pickwick Early Childhood Center has 569 students enrolled. The student-to-teacher ratio is 22.8:1.
According to EDFacts data, 61% of students at Pickwick Early Childhood Center meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Pickwick Early Childhood Center is part of the Ottumwa Comm School District in Ottumwa, Iowa. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.