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If you had an hour of school board time for Central Lee Elementary School, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
564
Elementary
DISTRICT 437 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTRAL LEE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190693000305
Central Lee Elementary School
2642 Highway 218, Donnellson, IA 52625 · (319) 835-9510 · Lee County
GRADES PK–04ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL564 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
30%
168 students
DISTRICT 34% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 60 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 99 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 106 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 111 | 20% |
This year's kindergarten class (99) is 11% smaller than its 4th grade class (111).
Student demographics
10%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 12% · 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
Based on grade levels within Central Lee Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
78.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +14.6pp since 2023
Math
86.9%
IA avg 70.9% . +10.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 87 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 11 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.9% | 86.9% |
| 2023-24 | 64.3% | 76.0% |
% 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
72.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 Lee Elementary School
Central Lee Elementary School's state test result (72.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Central Lee Elementary School this school | 564 | 29.8% | 72.2% |
| Spirit Lake Elementary School Spirit Lake | 547 | 27.6% | 85.3% |
| Ekstrand Elementary School De Witt | 464 | 30.2% | 77.3% |
| Winterset Elementary School Winterset | 488 | 32.8% | 71.9% |
| Pleasantville Elementary Pleasantville | 456 | 29.8% | 77.8% |
| Carver Elementary School Dubuque | 499 | 31.7% | 81.9% |
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 Lee Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Lee County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.2% | #294 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 86.9% | #81 of 564 ▲ 201 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.9% | #166 of 564 ▲ 208 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 564 | #55 of 705 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.3:1 | #548 of 561 | #6 of 6 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 10.3% | #538 of 561 | #6 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 29.8% | #512 of 666 | #6 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.8% | #329 of 359 | N/A |
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
564
-61 (-10%) vs 2020
-5% since 1990-91, when it was 592
Student : Teacher
18.3:1
was 17.4:1
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 | 564 | 30.9 | 18.3:1 | 30% (168) |
| 2023-24 | 672 | 38.8 | 17.3:1 | 34% (226) |
| 2022-23 | 657 | 38.7 | 17.0:1 | 35% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 625 | 36 | 17.4:1 | 45% (279) |
| 2017-18 | 580 | 33.4 | 17.4:1 | 37% (215) |
| 2015-16 | 507 | 34 | 14.9:1 | 37% (190) |
| 2010-11 | 446 | 30 | 14.9:1 | 40% (180) |
| 2000-01 | 465 | 36 | 12.9:1 | 25% (117) |
| 1990-91 | 592 | 35 | 16.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Central Lee Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (580 to 564); teachers down 7% (33.4 to 30.9).
About Central Lee Elementary School
Central Lee Elementary School sits in Donnellson, Iowa, and is classified as an elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 4 and enrolls 564 students. That puts enrollment 74% bigger than the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Central Lee Comm School District is responsible for 3 schools, Central Lee Elementary School included, with 1,311 students in all.
White students account for 95% of the school's enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 2% Black and 2% Hispanic. Among Lee County residents, the White share is about 91%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 10, compared with 70 nationally.
Central Lee Elementary School has 30.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 18.3:1. Elementary schools in Iowa have an average ratio of 13.7:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 30%. That is lower than the 53% average for public schools in Lee County.
After adjusting for student poverty, Central Lee Elementary School lands between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 72.2%; the prediction is 77.0%.
American Community Survey estimates for Lee County show that median household income comes to about $62,382, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 9%. The county's public schools total 13, with about 6,014 students.
Central Lee Elementary School's nearest public school is Central Lee Middle School (less than a tenth of a mile). Inside a five-mile radius, there are 2 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Central Lee Elementary School ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Central Lee Elementary School is Rural: Distant.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 625 to 564.
The allk12 page for Central Lee Elementary School lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Lee County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
32,893
Census ACS
Median income
$62,382
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
13
6,014 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Central Lee Comm School District
- Central Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Central Lee High SchoolHigh · 353 students
Other schools in Donnellson
- Central Lee Middle SchoolMiddle · 394 students
- Central Lee High SchoolHigh · 353 students
Nearby schools
- Central Lee Middle School0.0 mi · 394
- Central Lee High School0.2 mi · 353
- Fort Madison Elementary School8.6 mi · 932
- Fort Madison Middle School8.6 mi · 686
- Richardson Elementary School9.1 mi · 286
- Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School10.4 mi · 852
Frequently asked questions
About Central Lee Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Central Lee Elementary School?
Central Lee Elementary School enrolls approximately 564 students in grades PK-04.
What grades does Central Lee Elementary School serve?
Central Lee Elementary School serves grades PK-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Central Lee Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Central Lee Elementary School is approximately 18.3:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Central Lee Elementary School?
Student demographics at Central Lee Elementary School are roughly 95% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
Is Central Lee Elementary School public or private?
Central Lee Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Central Lee Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.