Enrollment
180
Elementary
STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CAL COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190597000203
CAL Elementary School
1441 Gull Ave, Latimer, IA 50452 · (641) 579-6085 · Franklin County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL180 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
15 FTE teachers
STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
47%
85 students
STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 40 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 17 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 6 | 21 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (17) is 19% smaller than its 6th grade class (21).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
83.6%
IA avg 73.6% . +9.3pp since 2023
Math
88.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +13.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.6% | 88.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.3% | 74.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 68% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CAL Elementary School
CAL Elementary School's state test result (76.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL Elementary School this school | 180 | 47.2% | 76.2% |
| Ireton Elementary School Ireton | 119 | 45.4% | N/A |
| Sioux Center Intermediate School Sioux Center | 242 | 54.5% | 69.8% |
| Muskie Early Learning Center Muscatine | 261 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Clark Elementary School Le Mars | 301 | 50.2% | 69.8% |
| Boyden-Hull Elementary School Boyden | 322 | 48.1% | 81.2% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CAL Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #218 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 88.0% | #61 of 564 ▲ 249 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #86 of 564 ▲ 124 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 180 | #581 of 705 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.2% | #254 of 666 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
180
+34 (+23%) vs 2020
-15% since 1990-91, when it was 213
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 10.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 180 | 15 | 12.0:1 | 47% (85) |
| 2023-24 | 181 | 15.2 | 11.9:1 | 52% (94) |
| 2022-23 | 176 | 14.5 | 12.2:1 | 53% (94) |
| 2020-21 | 146 | 14 | 10.4:1 | 50% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 140 | 9.7 | 14.4:1 | 50% (70) |
| 2015-16 | 145 | 14 | 10.4:1 | 51% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 15 | 12.1:1 | 40% (73) |
| 2000-01 | 126 | 13 | 9.7:1 | 30% (38) |
| 1990-91 | 213 | 12 | 17.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CAL Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 29% (140 to 180); teachers up 54% (9.7 to 15).
About CAL Elementary School
CAL Elementary School is a small elementary school in Latimer, Iowa, administered by CAL Comm School District. The school counts 180 students across pre-K through 6. The school's enrollment is 45% smaller than the 325 average for elementary schools in Iowa.
CAL Elementary School falls under CAL Comm School District.
White students make up a majority at CAL Elementary School, at 54%. The remaining students are 43% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. Census figures show Franklin County is about 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 52% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 15 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 12.0:1. On average, elementary schools in Iowa have 13.7:1, compared with 12.0:1 here. The school's lunch program data list 47% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That tracks the 49% average for public schools in Franklin County.
allk12 grades CAL Elementary School a B+. The grade compares the school only with Iowa public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
On BeatsExpectations, CAL Elementary School is 7.8 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
Across Franklin County, the median household income is $59,894, about 19% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. In all, Franklin County has 7 public schools and roughly 1,800 students.
Of nearby public schools, Hampton-Dumont High School is the closest, at about 8.1 miles. In all, 4 other public schools sit within ten miles of CAL Elementary School. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, CAL Elementary School ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Rural: Remote.
Enrollment is up 23% from 2020-21, when CAL Elementary School had 146 students, to 2024-25, when it had 180. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio rose from 10.4:1 to 12.0:1.
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Franklin County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,956
Census ACS
Median income
$59,894
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
7
1,800 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Nearby schools
- Hampton-Dumont High School8.1 mi · 457
- North Side Elementary School8.3 mi · 145
- South Side Elementary School8.6 mi · 303
- Hampton-Dumont Middle School8.7 mi · 363
- West Fork Middle School12.6 mi · 161
- West Fork High School12.7 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About CAL Elementary SchoolHow many students attend CAL Elementary School?
CAL Elementary School enrolls approximately 180 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does CAL Elementary School serve?
CAL Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many students per teacher at CAL Elementary School?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at CAL Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at CAL Elementary School?
Student demographics at CAL Elementary School are roughly 54% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is CAL Elementary School in?
CAL Elementary School is part of CAL Comm School District.
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