Carter Lake Elementary School

Carter Lake Elementary School is one of the moderately sized elementary campuss in Carter Lake, Iowa, run under Council Bluffs Comm School District, with 301 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Council Bluffs Comm School District runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 8,299 students. Carter Lake Elementary School is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, Carter Lake Elementary School records that the largest single group is White, at 69% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school shows 18% Hispanic, 7% Black, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Pottawattamie County as a whole is about 88% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.1:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 46% of students at Carter Lake Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Carter Lake Elementary School falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 69.2%; this one comes in at 51.6%, -17.5 points off the demographic line.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Pottawattamie County put the typical household earns roughly $73,602 per year, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Carter Lake Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Pottawattamie County (combined enrollment of about 15,270 students).

The closest other public school is NCYF COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Carter Lake Elementary School operates from an outer-ring location.

Five-year trend. Carter Lake Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 400 (now 301).

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.