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Enrollment
652
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190741000351
Clarke Community Elementary School
231 S Kossuth St, Osceola, IA 50213 · (641) 342-6320 · Clarke County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL652 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 7% of Iowa public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
11.8:1
55 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
392 students
DISTRICT 57% · 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 | 56 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 115 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 93 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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 Clarke Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
54.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +7.9pp since 2023
Math
54.1%
IA avg 70.9% . -1.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.9% | 54.1% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 55.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 62% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Clarke Community Elementary School
Clarke Community Elementary School's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarke Community Elementary School this school | 652 | 60.1% | 51.1% |
| South Tama County Elementary School Tama | 534 | 60.9% | 70.5% |
| Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Elementary School Clarion | 469 | 56.9% | 65.5% |
| Eagle Grove Elementary Eagle Grove | 435 | 59.8% | 62.2% |
| Perry Elementary Perry | 816 | 60.0% | 68.8% |
| Demoney Elementary Estherville | 460 | 55.2% | 59.4% |
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 Clarke Community Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #499 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.1% | #499 of 564 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.9% | #480 of 564 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 652 | #20 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.8:1 | #96 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.4% | #174 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.1% | #126 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.2% | #103 of 359 |
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
652
+55 (+9%) vs 2020
+70% since 1990-91, when it was 383
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 652 | 55.2 | 11.8:1 | 60% (392) |
| 2023-24 | 631 | 54 | 11.7:1 | 56% (352) |
| 2022-23 | 611 | 52.9 | 11.5:1 | 55% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 597 | 57 | 10.5:1 | 53% (319) |
| 2017-18 | 807 | 65.9 | 12.2:1 | 60% (486) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 62 | 13.4:1 | 61% (509) |
| 2010-11 | 894 | 53 | 16.9:1 | 43% (381) |
| 2000-01 | 812 | 44 | 18.4:1 | 38% (311) |
| 1990-91 | 383 | 24 | 16.0:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarke Community Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (807 to 652); teachers down 16% (65.9 to 55.2).
About Clarke Community Elementary School
Clarke Community Elementary School is an elementary school located in Osceola, Iowa, in Clarke County. There are 652 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in Iowa enroll around 325, and this school is 101% larger than that mark.
Clarke Community Elementary School belongs to Clarke Comm School District, a district of 3 schools and 1,362 students.
Of every 100 students at Clarke Community Elementary School, about 51 are White. The rest of enrollment is 43% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. Among all residents of Clarke County, the White share is about 81%. The diversity index for Clarke Community Elementary School is 55%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 11.8:1. The school has 55.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1. In all, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, Clarke Community Elementary School lands at D, ahead of 7% of Iowa public elementary schools.
Clarke Community Elementary School trails its predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results by 10.7 points (51.1% versus 61.9%), a bottom-10% result in Iowa on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Clarke County show median household income comes to about $71,641, about 16% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 4%. The county has 5 public schools and about 1,672 students.
Clarke Community High School is the nearest public school to Clarke Community Elementary School, about 1.0 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 2. Clarke Community Elementary School comes in 9th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as Town: Distant.
Enrollment figures show a rise of 55 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 10.5:1 in 2020-21 and 11.8:1 in 2024-25.
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Clarke County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,662
Census ACS
Median income
$71,641
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
16%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
5
1,672 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarke Comm School District
- Clarke Community High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- Clarke Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 289 students
Other schools in Osceola
- Clarke Community High SchoolHigh · 421 students
- Clarke Community Middle SchoolMiddle · 289 students
Nearby schools
- Clarke Community High School1.0 mi · 421
- Clarke Community Middle School1.0 mi · 289
- Murray Elementary School10.1 mi · 165
- Murray Jr/Sr High10.1 mi · 145
- Interstate 35 Elementary School13.0 mi · 458
- Interstate 35 High School13.0 mi · 385
Frequently asked questions
About Clarke Community Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarke Community Elementary School?
Clarke Community Elementary School enrolls approximately 652 students in grades PK-05.
Is Clarke Community Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clarke Community Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Clarke Community Elementary School have?
Clarke Community Elementary School employs 55 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Clarke Community Elementary School?
Student demographics at Clarke Community Elementary School are roughly 51% White, 43% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Clarke Community Elementary School public or private?
Clarke Community Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarke Comm School District.
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