Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School

Located at 321 Main, in Charter Oak, Iowa, Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School is a very small elementary-level community that instructs 117 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.

Within Charter Oak-Ute Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 166 students, Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School shows that nearly all students (91%) are White. The remainder breaks down as 6% Hispanic, 3% Black. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 66%.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 34% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Crawford County's rate of about 59%.

After controlling for student poverty, Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 74.8%; this one delivers 72.0%.

Around the school, census data for Crawford County shows median household earnings sit near $67,027, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, Crawford County runs 11 public schools (combined enrollment of about 3,007 students), of which Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School, around 0.0 miles off. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 73.1%.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School has declined 23%, going from 151 students in 2018 to 117 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.