Best Public Schools in Carter Lake, IA

Summary:

Carter Lake, Iowa is home to a single elementary school, Carter Lake Elementary School, which serves students from prekindergarten through 6th grade. The school's performance, as measured by test scores and other metrics, lags behind both the Council Bluffs Community School District and the state of Iowa as a whole.

Carter Lake Elementary School has a student population that is predominantly White (73.96%), with smaller percentages of African American (8.86%), Hispanic (12.19%), Asian (0.55%), Native American (0.83%), and students of two or more races (3.6%). The school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally lower than the district and state averages. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 52.8%, compared to the district's 52.2% and the state's 64.2%.

Additionally, Carter Lake Elementary School has a high percentage of students (71.75%) receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a relatively high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. The school's spending per student for the 2018-2019 school year was $20,698, which is higher than the national average, but its student-teacher ratio of 12.6 suggests a relatively small class size. Despite these factors, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools, with a ranking of 498 out of 557 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

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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
Carter Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Willow Drive	Carter Lake	51510	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 347-5876	361	28	12.6	71.7%	267 (74.0%)	32 (8.9%)	44 (12.2%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.6%)	13.1	498^th of 557 public elementary schools	10.6%		6.9	532^nd of 565 public elementary schools	5.8%	34	52.8	38.9	38.2	71.7	41.7	50.9	29.1	$20,698	$1,193	$19,505

Cities Near Carter Lake

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Council Bluffs	1.99 mi	18	317^th
Underwood	13.44 mi	3	40^th
Treynor	16.25 mi	3	7^th
Glenwood	18.62 mi	4	79^th
Missouri Valley	18.74 mi	3	259^th

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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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