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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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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