Clear Creek Elementary School

Clear Creek Elementary School, a large elementary school in Clear Lake, Iowa, one of the schools within Clear Lake Comm School District, enrolls 685 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 111% larger than the typical public school in Iowa, which averages around 325 students.

Within Clear Lake Comm School District, which oversees 3 schools and 1,454 students, Clear Creek Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Clear Creek Elementary School logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 7% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.4:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.7:1, putting Clear Creek Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 32% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Cerro Gordo County runs at roughly 43%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Clear Creek Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 75.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.8%.

Around the school, census data for Cerro Gordo County shows the typical household earns roughly $68,189 per year, 24% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Across Cerro Gordo County's 13 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,248 students), Clear Creek Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Clear Lake Middle School, roughly 0.8 miles away. 2 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Clear Creek Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 70.8%.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Clear Creek Elementary School has climbed 10%, going from 624 students in 2018 to 685 in 2025.

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