Crescent Elementary School

Crescent Elementary School is a reasonably sized K-12 campus in Crescent, Iowa, one of the schools within Council Bluffs Comm School District. The school hosts students from the surrounding community in grade M.

Across the 15 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District (8,299 students total), Crescent Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the income-and-resources front, The student-to-teacher ratio at Crescent Elementary School lists approximately 12.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 19.1:1, putting Crescent Elementary School tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, census data for Pottawattamie County shows median household earnings sit near $73,602, about 24% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 8%. In all, Pottawattamie County runs 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 15,270 students), of which Crescent Elementary School is one.

Lewis & Clark Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 5.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a ten-mile radius, suggesting a relatively low-density school footprint.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Trend over the last 5 years. Crescent Elementary School's enrollment has expanded 4% since 2018, when it stood at 70 (now 73). Hispanic enrollment moved from 1% to 8% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.0:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 in 2023.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.