Elementary · Iowa
Carter Lake Elementary School
Free meals for allCarter Lake Elementary School, a public elementary school in Carter Lake, Iowa: grades pre-k–5, 301 students, 13.1 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Council Bluffs Comm School District.
Size and class size
Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.
- Students
- 301
- Teachers (FTE)
- 23.1
- Students per teacher
- 13.1
- Grades
- Pre-K–5
- Elementary
Fewer students per teacher than 53% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 13.3 · 668 schools compared
Fewer students per teacher than 67% of elementary schools in the US
Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared
Smaller than 55% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 320 · 669 schools compared
Smaller than 73% of elementary schools in the US
Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared
State test results
Share of students scoring proficient or above on Iowa's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.
Reading and writing
Iowa: 73%54%proficient
+11.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 87% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 73% · 609 elementary schools compared
125 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3
Math
Iowa: 73%63%proficient
+6.6 points from 2023–24 school year
A lower share proficient than 81% of elementary schools in Iowa
Median 76% · 609 elementary schools compared
125 students tested, grades 3–8 · ISASP; proficient means Levels 2-3
Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.
Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.
What it offers
- Grades
- Elementary · Grades Pre-K–5
- Type
- District school · Regular
- Instruction
- Some virtual classes
- Meals
- Free breakfast and lunch for every student
- Area
- Large suburb
Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with Council Bluffs Comm School District.
Location
- Address
- 1000 Willow Drive, Carter Lake, IA 51510
- Phone
- (712)347-5876
- City or town
- Carter Lake
- County
- Pottawattamie County
Nearby elementary schools
The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.
| School | Grades | Students | Students / teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
Lothrop Magnet CenterFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 431 | 17.0 |
Sherman Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 257 | 14.9 |
Conestoga Magnet Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 325 | 17.3 |
Kellom Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–6 | 230 | 14.1 |
Franklin Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 421 | 13.5 |
Kennedy Elementary SchoolFree meals for all | Pre-K–5 | 272 | 11.9 |
Sources
- Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
- State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.
Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.
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