Central Lyon Elementary School

Central Lyon Elementary School is a mid-tier elementary campus in Rock Rapids, Iowa, part of Central Lyon Comm School District. The school serves 431 students in grades pre-K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 33% bigger than the state mean of about 325.

Central Lyon Comm School District runs 2 schools in total, collectively educating 789 students. Central Lyon Elementary School is one of those campuses.

On demographics, Central Lyon Elementary School reports that nearly all students (91%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander. Compared to Lyon County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Central Lyon Elementary School has 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 30% of students at Central Lyon Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, Central Lyon Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 77.0%; this one delivers 82.7%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Lyon County indicate median household earnings sit near $76,746, roughly 20% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Lyon County runs 9 public schools (combined enrollment of about 2,157 students), of which Central Lyon Elementary School is one.

The closest other public school is Central Lyon Secondary School, roughly 0.1 miles away. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Central Lyon Elementary School ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 67.8%.

The campus sits in an outlying setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 5%: 412 students in 2018 compared to 431 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.