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What's the most underrated thing about College View Elementary that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
488
Elementary
DISTRICT 368 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·COUNCIL BLUFFS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190822002146
College View Elementary
1225 College Road, Council Bluffs, IA 51503 · (712) 328-6452 · Pottawattamie County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL488 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 56% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.0:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
150 students
DISTRICT 42% · 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 | 52 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 77 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 88 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (68).
Student demographics
31%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 44% · 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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
76.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.7pp since 2023
Math
82.6%
IA avg 70.9% . +5.9pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 76.8% | 82.6% |
| 2023-24 | 75.1% | 76.7% |
% 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
76.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
76.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 77% 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 College View Elementary
College View Elementary's state test result (76.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| College View Elementary this school | 488 | 30.7% | 76.3% |
| Okoboji Elementary School Milford | 491 | 31.8% | 82.2% |
| Edward White Elementary School Eldridge | 556 | 28.6% | 81.9% |
| Wilton Elementary School Wilton | 509 | 32.4% | 74.4% |
| John Kennedy Elementary School Dubuque | 493 | 29.8% | 77.5% |
| Spirit Lake Elementary School Spirit Lake | 547 | 27.6% | 85.3% |
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 College View Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Pottawattamie County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.3% | #214 of 564 | #5 of 16 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.6% | #163 of 564 ▲ 107 | #6 of 16 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 76.8% | #213 of 564 ▼ 15 | #4 of 16 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 488 | #114 of 705 | #3 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.7:1 | #496 of 561 | #13 of 16 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.3% | #326 of 561 | #11 of 16 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.7% | #489 of 666 | #16 of 19 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -14.4% | #162 of 359 | #8 of 11 |
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
488
-7 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 488 | 31.1 | 15.7:1 | 31% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 470 | 31.1 | 15.1:1 | 37% (176) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 30.4 | 14.8:1 | 40% (178) |
| 2020-21 | 495 | 32 | 15.5:1 | 47% (233) |
| 2017-18 | 570 | 36.4 | 15.6:1 | 41% (232) |
| 2015-16 | 539 | 32 | 16.8:1 | 38% (207) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for College View Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 14% (570 to 488); teachers down 15% (36.4 to 31.1).
About College View Elementary
College View Elementary is a high-enrollment elementary school in Council Bluffs, Iowa, administered by Council Bluffs Comm School District. Enrolled students number 488 students, in pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average about 325 students each.
College View Elementary is in Council Bluffs Comm School District, a district with 8,299 students across 15 schools.
The large majority of students at College View Elementary, 82%, are White. Next come 12% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 3% Black. College View Elementary has a diversity index of 31%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
College View Elementary counts 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 15.7 students for each one. The 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is lower than this school's figure. About 31% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. It compares with 40% for public schools in Pottawattamie County.
The allk12 Grade for College View Elementary is B. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 56% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
College View Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 76.3% and a predicted 76.6%.
Census estimates describe Pottawattamie County this way: median household income is about $73,602, about 24% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 8% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 35 public schools in Pottawattamie County, with a combined enrollment of about 15,270.
The closest public school, Abraham Lincoln High School, is about 1.1 miles from College View Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, College View Elementary is 1st on average proficiency.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has been fairly stable: 495 in 2020-21 and 488 in 2024-25.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Pottawattamie County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
93,424
Census ACS
Median income
$73,602
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
24%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
15,270 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
- Roosevelt Elementary SchoolElementary · 455 students
- Longfellow Elementary SchoolElementary · 431 students
Other schools in Council Bluffs
- Abraham Lincoln High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,146 students
- Lewis Central Senior High SchoolHigh · 1,020 students
- Gerald W Kirn Middle SchoolMiddle · 913 students
- Titan Hill Intermediate SchoolElementary · 901 students
- Woodrow Wilson Middle SchoolMiddle · 855 students
Other College View Elementary schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named College View Elementary. College View Elementary is the largest of the 3.
- College View Elementary SchoolDENVER, CO · 368 students
- College View ElementaryHuntington Beach, CA · 337 students
Nearby schools
- Abraham Lincoln High School1.1 mi · 1,333
- Gerald W Kirn Middle School1.5 mi · 913
- Hoover Elementary School1.6 mi · 401
- Lewis & Clark Elementary School2.4 mi · 271
- Bloomer Elementary School2.7 mi · 396
- Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center2.7 mi · 119
Frequently asked questions
About College View ElementaryHow many students attend College View Elementary?
College View Elementary enrolls approximately 488 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does College View Elementary serve?
College View Elementary serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at College View Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at College View Elementary is approximately 15.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at College View Elementary?
At College View Elementary, the student body is approximately 82% White, 12% Hispanic, 3% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is College View Elementary public or private?
College View Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Council Bluffs Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.