Best Public Schools in Latimer, IA

Summary:

The city of Latimer, Iowa has a single elementary school, CAL Elementary School, which serves grades PK-6 and is part of the CAL Community School District. With a total enrollment of 176 students, the school generally performs above the state average in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency, though it lags behind in Science. The school faces socioeconomic challenges, with over 53% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, CAL Elementary School's performance varies by subject and grade level. In 2023-2024, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 59.1% to 90%, compared to the state average of 64.2% to 74.5%. In Mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 60% to 79.2%, compared to the state average of 70.7% to 76.3%. However, the school's 5th grade Science proficiency rate of 45.5% was lower than the state average of 59.6%.

The school's demographic composition is predominantly White (59.66%) and Hispanic (38.64%), with a small percentage of African American (0.57%) and two or more races (1.14%) students. Despite the school's above-average academic performance in some areas, its SchoolDigger rankings have fluctuated between 305 and 442 out of 557 to 574 Iowa elementary schools, with a rating of 1 to 2 stars out of 5. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $19,567 and student-teacher ratio of 12.1 to 1 suggest a focus on resource allocation to support student learning and development.

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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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
CAL Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1441 Gull Ave	Latimer	50452	Franklin County	CAL Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 579-6085	181	15	11.9	51.9%	96 (53.0%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (45.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.7%)	53.4	305^th of 557 public elementary schools	45.2%		29	442^nd of 565 public elementary schools	21.8%	137	75.0	90.0	59.1	85.7	79.2	60.0	72.7	78.6	45.5	$19,567	$939	$18,628

Cities Near Latimer

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Hampton	5.89 mi	4	281^st
Sheffield	9.88 mi	2	203^rd
Belmond	15.25 mi	3	352^nd
Rockwell	15.83 mi	1	192^nd
Iowa Falls	16.79 mi	4	186^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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