Best Public Schools in Carson, IA

Summary:

The city of Carson, Iowa has only one school, Carson Elementary, which serves students from grades K-5. The school is part of the Riverside Community School District, which is ranked 187 out of 309 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Carson Elementary has a student enrollment of 146, with a racial makeup of 84.93% White, 6.85% Hispanic, and smaller percentages of other racial groups. The school has a relatively high free/reduced lunch rate of 46.58%, indicating a significant population of economically disadvantaged students. Academically, the school's performance is mixed, with some grade levels and subject areas performing better than the state average, while others, such as 5th-grade mathematics and science, are significantly lower.

Over the past three years, Carson Elementary's academic performance has declined, with its statewide ranking dropping from 353 out of 574 Iowa elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 407 out of 557 in 2023-2024. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star. Despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance has not translated into strong outcomes, suggesting potential inefficiencies in resource allocation and the need for targeted interventions to address the underlying issues.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)			ISASP Mathematics (2024)			ISASP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Carson Elementary	Public	3-5	330 Pleasant St	Carson	51525	Pottawattamie County	Riverside Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 484-2291	146	11	13.5	46.6%	124 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (6.8%)	3 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	8 (5.5%)	36.3	407^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.9%		41.6	385^th of 565 public elementary schools	31.9%	22	71.8	64.3	60.0	69.2	76.2	56.4	49.1	$13,420	$375	$13,046

Cities Near Carson

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Oakland	3.59 mi	3	185^th
Treynor	9.67 mi	3	7^th
Hastings	14.44 mi	1	337^th
Griswold	14.68 mi	2	204^th
Avoca	16.48 mi	3	123^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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