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Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School

2005 Kane St., Dubuque, IA 52001Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)

Key facts

Grades
PreK-5
Students (K-12)
508
Students per teacher
32.2
Affiliation
Roman Catholic
From Dubuque center
1.3 miles

All school facts and where they come from

Can you use Students First ESA here?

✓ On the official Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) list
State list
Includes this school
Applying
The full-year window for 2026-27 ran April 16 to June 30, 2026. A second, half-year window (House File 2754, 2026) runs from 8:00 a.m. October 15 to 11:59 p.m. November 15, 2026, for a $4,074 spring ESA. A student whose full-year application was denied or not completed may apply; a student who received a full-year ESA may not.

Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.

What you would pay here

Net cost
Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet. See the school’s tuition page

School facts

Teachers
16
Student body
Coeducational
Program
Special program emphasis
Diocese
Archdiocese of Dubuque, IA
Boys and girls
25% boys, 75% girls
Setting
City

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Students and school year

Enrollment over time

205 2019-20 239 2021-22 508 2023-24
2019-20 to 2023-24
205 to 508, up 303 (148%)
Path
Grew in each survey (239 in 2021-22)

Students by grade, 2023-24 (pre-K is not in the K-12 count)

61 PK 51 K 49 1 45 2 46 3 32 4 31 5 254 UG
Largest grade
Kindergarten (51)
Smallest grade
Grade 5 (31)
Across the grades
Classes thin out toward the upper grades
Ungraded classes
254 students

The school year

Days in the school year
180
Length of the school day
7 hours
Hours of school a year
about 1,260
Kindergarten
Full day, 5 days a week
Classes, 2023-24
In person
Library or media center
Yes
Year, against Iowa
3 days longer than the 177-day median of 180 schools we list
School day, against Iowa
About the median of 7 hours (180 schools we list)

How it compares

This school 32.2 IA median 10.9
Students per teacher
This school 508 County median 282
Students vs county median
Students per teacher
32.2 here; median 10.9 at 108 IA elementary schools
Size in Dubuque County
Larger than 10 of 11 other schools we list

Student body, 2023-24

White 79% Hispanic 9% Black 8% Asian 3% Two or more races under 1% American Indian under 1%

Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.

Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School tuition, and what Students First ESA pays

Published tuition
On the school’s own tuition page (found October 11, 2026)
Award
$8,148 per student for 2026-27
How it varies
Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. New for 2026-27: a half-year ESA of $4,074 for the spring semester. Homeschooled students do not qualify.

Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 11, 2026. Sources and how to apply

What would you pay at Our Lady of Guadalupe Spanish Immersion School?

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Other private schools nearby

SchoolGradesStudentsPer teacherAffiliationMiles
Holy Family Catholic SchoolsPreK-121,64913.7Roman Catholic<1
Wahlert Catholic High School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey<1
Mazzuchelli Catholic Middle School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey<1
Holy Ghost ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey1
Resurrection Elementary ✓PreK-529117Roman Catholic2
Resurrection SchoolPreK-529018.4Roman Catholic2
Dubuque Dream Center Academy ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey2
St. Joseph the Worker School ✓On the state list; not in the federal survey2

On the program’s official list Other private schools

Next Students First ESA date: Open now, until November 15, 2026 (2026-27 half-year ESA application window).

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