Enrollment
170
Elementary
DISTRICT 185 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL CITY COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190678000284
Central City Elementary School
400 Barber Street, Central City, IA 52214 · (319) 438-6181 · Linn County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL170 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
9.3:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
34%
57 students
DISTRICT 35% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 30 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 13% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Central City Elementary School→Central City High School
Based on grade levels within Central City Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.2pp since 2023
Math
81.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +7.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.7% | 81.6% |
| 2023-24 | 69.5% | 73.7% |
% 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
72.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.2%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% 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 Central City Elementary School
Central City Elementary School's state test result (72.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central City Elementary School this school | 170 | 33.5% | 72.8% |
| Twin Cedars Elementary School Bussey | 170 | 34.1% | 66.4% |
| Delhi Elementary School Delhi | 166 | 34.3% | 84.7% |
| H-L-V Elementary School Victor | 168 | 32.1% | 72.5% |
| Southeast Warren Primary Milo | 162 | 35.8% | 82.1% |
| Clarksville Elementary School Clarksville | 176 | 35.8% | 69.1% |
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 Central City Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.8% | #285 of 564 | #18 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.6% | #185 of 564 ▲ 139 | #12 of 39 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.7% | #249 of 564 ▲ 51 | #17 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 170 | #594 of 705 | #43 of 45 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 33.5% | #451 of 666 | #31 of 44 |
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
170
-45 (-21%) vs 2020
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 262
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 170 | 18.3 | 9.3:1 | 34% (57) |
| 2023-24 | 174 | 15.5 | 11.3:1 | 40% (69) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 15.4 | 12.1:1 | 35% (65) |
| 2020-21 | 215 | 15 | 14.3:1 | 39% (84) |
| 2017-18 | 195 | 15.1 | 12.9:1 | 34% (66) |
| 2015-16 | 217 | 18 | 12.1:1 | 32% (70) |
| 2010-11 | 228 | 20 | 11.4:1 | 36% (83) |
| 2000-01 | 236 | 17 | 13.9:1 | 20% (47) |
| 1990-91 | 262 | 14 | 18.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central City Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 13% (195 to 170); teachers up 21% (15.1 to 18.3).
About Central City Elementary School
Central City Elementary School is a small elementary school in Central City, Iowa, one of the schools in Central City Comm School District. It teaches 170 students in kindergarten through 5. It has 48% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in Iowa (about 325).
The district for Central City Elementary School is Central City Comm School District, with 2 schools and 370 students.
By race and ethnicity, Central City Elementary School is 94% White. The next largest groups are 3% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 11 points above the 84% share among Linn County residents. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Central City Elementary School are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at Central City Elementary School totals 18.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at Central City Elementary School is about 34%.
On the allk12 Grade, Central City Elementary School lands at C+, ahead of 40% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for Central City Elementary School is -2.4 points: 72.8% actual, 75.2% predicted.
The school is in Linn County, where the median household earns about $77,649 a year, about 35% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 6% of residents are in poverty. Across Linn County, 83 public schools serve about 36,480 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Central City High School, is less than a tenth of a mile. Within ten miles are 7 other public schools. Central City Elementary School is 8th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
By NCES locale, the school is Rural: Distant, or in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 170, compared with 215 in 2020-21. Students per teacher dropped from 14.3 in 2020-21 to 9.3 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central City Comm School District
- Central City High SchoolHigh · 200 students
Other Central City Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Central City Elementary. Central City Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Central City Elementary SchoolHuntington, WV · 408 students
- Central City ElementaryCentral City, KY · 406 students
- CENTRAL CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCENTRAL CITY, NE · 327 students
- Central City Elementary SchoolCentralia, IL · 276 students
Nearby schools
- Central City High School0.0 mi · 200
- Alburnett Elementary School6.3 mi · 395
- Alburnett Senior High School6.3 mi · 293
- Alburnett Middle School6.3 mi · 169
- North Linn Elementary9.0 mi · 281
- North-Linn Middle School9.0 mi · 111
Frequently asked questions
About Central City Elementary SchoolHow large is Central City Elementary School?
Central City Elementary School enrolls approximately 170 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Central City Elementary School serve?
Central City Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Central City Elementary School?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at Central City Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Central City Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central City Elementary School are roughly 94% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Two or more.
What district is Central City Elementary School in?
Central City Elementary School is part of Central City Comm School District.
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