Enrollment
176
Elementary
DISTRICT 151 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLARKSVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190744000354
Clarksville Elementary School
318 N Mather, Clarksville, IA 50619 · (319) 278-4560 · Butler County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY42-RURALREGULAR SCHOOL176 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C-Beats 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
13.7:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.1:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
36%
63 students
DISTRICT 31% · 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 | 31 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 27 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 11% larger than its 6th grade class (27).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 11% · 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
Clarksville Elementary School→Clarksville High School
Based on grade levels within Clarksville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
67.9%
IA avg 73.6% . +7.4pp since 2023
Math
76.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 76 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.9% | 76.2% |
| 2023-24 | 60.5% | 79.1% |
% 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
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
74.0%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 74% 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 Clarksville Elementary School
Clarksville Elementary School's state test result (69.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarksville Elementary School this school | 176 | 35.8% | 69.1% |
| Valley Elementary School Elgin | 169 | 36.7% | 81.2% |
| Keota Elementary School Keota | 165 | 37.6% | 70.2% |
| North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center Lowden | 168 | 38.1% | 77.1% |
| Southeast Warren Primary Milo | 162 | 35.8% | 82.1% |
| Central City Elementary School Central City | 170 | 33.5% | 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 Clarksville Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Butler County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.1% | #348 of 564 | N/A |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 76.2% | #289 of 564 ▼ 65 | N/A |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #364 of 564 ▲ 63 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 176 | #586 of 705 | #3 of 6 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 35.8% | #425 of 666 | #1 of 6 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #197 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
176
+9 (+5%) vs 2020
-30% since 1990-91, when it was 250
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 176 | 12.9 | 13.7:1 | 36% (63) |
| 2023-24 | 175 | 11.9 | 14.8:1 | 30% (53) |
| 2022-23 | 170 | 14.9 | 11.4:1 | 29% (49) |
| 2020-21 | 167 | 13 | 12.8:1 | 25% (42) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 13.8 | 14.6:1 | 31% (61) |
| 2015-16 | 206 | 12 | 17.2:1 | 36% (75) |
| 2010-11 | 174 | 9 | 19.3:1 | 33% (57) |
| 2000-01 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 33% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 250 | 17 | 14.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clarksville Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (200 to 176); teachers down 6% (13.8 to 12.9).
About Clarksville Elementary School
Clarksville Elementary School is an elementary school in Clarksville, Iowa, according to federal school records. Classes run from pre-K through 6, and the school has 176 students. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 325 students, so this school is 46% smaller than average.
Clarksville Elementary School is run by Clarksville Comm School District, whose 2 schools enroll 301 students.
White students make up 93% of enrollment at Clarksville Elementary School. The remaining students are 5% Hispanic and 2% multiracial. For comparison, Butler County is about 95% White. Clarksville Elementary School's diversity index is 14%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at Clarksville Elementary School is 12.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 13.7:1. For comparison, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 36%. The rate at public schools in Butler County averages 27%, lower than here.
Measured against Iowa public elementary schools, Clarksville Elementary School receives a C. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Clarksville Elementary School is 5.0 points below its prediction. Actual: 69.1%. Predicted: 74.0%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Butler County show that the median household income is $73,715, roughly 21% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 7%. Clarksville Elementary School is one of 11 public schools in the county.
Nearest public school: Clarksville High School, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within ten miles are 7 other public schools. On average proficiency, Clarksville Elementary School is 6th of 6 nearby schools with test data.
In the federal locale system, Clarksville Elementary School is coded Rural: Distant, for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
The school enrolled 176 students in 2024-25, 9 more than the 167 it had in 2020-21.
Topics for discussion here include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Butler County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
14,268
Census ACS
Median income
$73,715
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
11
2,120 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clarksville Comm School District
- Clarksville High SchoolHigh · 125 students
Other Clarksville Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named Clarksville Elementary. Clarksville Elementary School is the 5th largest of the 5.
- Clarksville Elementary SchoolClarksville, IN · 649 students
- Clarksville ElementaryClarksville, MD · 543 students
- Clarksville ElementarySkipwith, VA · 432 students
- CLARKSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLCLARKSVILLE, AR · 368 students
Nearby schools
- Clarksville High School0.0 mi · 125
- Shell Rock Elementary School6.8 mi · 116
- North Butler Elementary7.2 mi · 271
- Prairie West Elementary8.9 mi · 252
- Greenview Alternative School9.8 mi · 45
- West Cedar Elementary School9.8 mi · 225
Frequently asked questions
About Clarksville Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Clarksville Elementary School?
Clarksville Elementary School enrolls approximately 176 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Clarksville Elementary School serve?
Clarksville Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clarksville Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clarksville Elementary School is approximately 13.7:1 (13 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Clarksville Elementary School?
At Clarksville Elementary School, the student body is approximately 93% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Two or more.
Is Clarksville Elementary School public or private?
Clarksville Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Clarksville Comm School District.
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