Enrollment
301
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LE MARS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191653000983
Clark Elementary School
201 2nd Ave NW, Le Mars, IA 51031 · (712) 546-8121 · Plymouth County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL301 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
14.2:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
151 students
DISTRICT 40% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 49 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 44 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 48 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 27% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
Clark Elementary School→Le Mars Middle School
Based on grade levels within Le Mars Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
72.9%
IA avg 73.6% . -4.4pp since 2023
Math
68.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -5.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.9% | 68.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 73.5% |
% 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
69.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 70% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School's state test result (69.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Elementary School this school | 301 | 50.2% | 69.8% |
| Boyden-Hull Elementary School Boyden | 322 | 48.1% | 81.2% |
| Lenox Elementary School Lenox | 308 | 51.3% | 76.2% |
| Madison Elementary School Muscatine | 372 | 50.8% | 61.3% |
| Muskie Early Learning Center Muscatine | 261 | 43.7% | N/A |
| Sunset Heights Elementary School Webster City | 311 | 48.6% | 72.8% |
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 Clark Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.8% | #336 of 564 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.4% | #408 of 564 ▼ 74 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #281 of 564 ▼ 119 | #7 of 7 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 301 | #374 of 705 | #2 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #370 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #159 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.2% | #217 of 666 | #1 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.6% | #275 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
301
-12 (-4%) vs 2020
+76% since 1990-91, when it was 171
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 301 | 21.1 | 14.2:1 | 50% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 298 | 21.1 | 14.1:1 | 58% (173) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 22 | 14.0:1 | 56% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 313 | 20 | 15.7:1 | 49% (152) |
| 2017-18 | 319 | 20.6 | 15.5:1 | 55% (176) |
| 2015-16 | 298 | 20 | 14.9:1 | 59% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 283 | 19 | 14.9:1 | 56% (158) |
| 2000-01 | 152 | 8 | 19.0:1 | 19% (29) |
| 1990-91 | 171 | 8 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clark Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 6% (319 to 301); teachers up 2% (20.6 to 21.1).
About Clark Elementary School
Clark Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in Le Mars, Iowa. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 301 students.
Le Mars Comm School District has 2,157 students spread across 6 schools.
Of every 100 students at Clark Elementary School, about 56 are White. Beyond that, enrollment is 32% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, and 3% Black. The White share of the county population is higher, at 89%. The diversity index for Clark Elementary School is 58%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
With 21.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.2:1. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 13.7:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Clark Elementary School, 50% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 29% average among public schools in Plymouth County.
Clark Elementary School earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 48% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Clark Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 69.8%, compared with a predicted 66.8%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Plymouth County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $83,251 a year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Plymouth County number 16, with about 4,219 students.
Measured in a straight line, Franklin Elementary School is about 0.7 miles from Clark Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: 5. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Clark Elementary School ranks 8th on proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Clark Elementary School as Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 4%. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.7:1 to 14.2:1 over the same years.
Clark Elementary School has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,747
Census ACS
Median income
$83,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Le Mars Comm School District
- Le Mars High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Le Mars Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Individualized Learning CenterHigh · 39 students
Other schools in Le Mars
- Le Mars High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Le Mars Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 407 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Individualized Learning CenterHigh · 39 students
Other Clark Elementary schools
20 other US public schools in 15 states are named Clark Elementary. Clark Elementary School is the 13th largest of the 21.
- Clark Elementary SchoolNew London, IA · 314 students
- CLARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOLTAMPA, FL · 858 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolHOUSTON, TX · 828 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolBAYTOWN, TX · 712 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolPaducah, KY · 615 students
Nearby schools
- Franklin Elementary School0.7 mi · 261
- Le Mars High School1.0 mi · 662
- Le Mars Middle School1.0 mi · 487
- Individualized Learning Center1.2 mi · 39
- Kluckhohn Elementary School1.4 mi · 407
- Remsen-Union Elementary School10.4 mi · 123
Frequently asked questions
About Clark Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Clark Elementary School?
Clark Elementary School enrolls approximately 301 students in grades PK-05.
Is Clark Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clark Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Clark Elementary School have?
Clark Elementary School employs 21 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Clark Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clark Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 32% Hispanic, 3% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Clark Elementary School public or private?
Clark Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Le Mars Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.