Total enrollment
8,299
-563 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
16 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
Iowa · 8,299 students · 3 cities
Council Bluffs Comm School District runs 16 public K-12 schools inside Iowa, with combined enrollment around 8,299 (11 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high).
4-year change in Council Bluffs Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Council Bluffs Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.4% | #157 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,299 | #11 of 234 | #1,133 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #10 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.8:1 | #177 of 234 | #5,248 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 46.4% | #59 of 234 | #4,691 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 44.5% | #41 of 119 | #3,559 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Council Bluffs Comm School District
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from College View Elementary at 76.4% proficient to Thomas Jefferson High School at 48.3%, a gap of 28.0 points. That is the 12th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 9,014 to 8,180 students (down 9%) and from 589 to 551 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abraham Lincoln High School | Council Bluffs | High | 09-12 | 1,333 |
| Thomas Jefferson High School | Council Bluffs | High | 09-12 | 1,146 |
| Gerald W Kirn Middle School | Council Bluffs | Middle | 06-08 | 913 |
| Woodrow Wilson Middle School | Council Bluffs | Middle | 06-08 | 855 |
| College View Elementary | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 488 |
| Roosevelt Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 455 |
| Longfellow Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 |
| Franklin Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 421 |
| Hoover Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 401 |
| Bloomer Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 396 |
| Rue Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 385 |
| Edison Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 384 |
| Carter Lake Elementary School | Carter Lake | Elementary | PK-05 | 301 |
| Lewis & Clark Elementary School | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-05 | 271 |
| Anne E. Nelson Early Learning Center | Council Bluffs | Elementary | PK-PK | 119 |
| Crescent Elementary School | Crescent | Combined | M-M | · |
About Council Bluffs Comm School District
Council Bluffs Comm School District is a middle-population Iowa school district running 16 schools with combined enrollment near 8,299.
Looking at the level breakdown, Council Bluffs Comm School District is made up of 11 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Council Bluffs Comm School District is about 519, above the Iowa average of roughly 376.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,299 students, shrank 6% from the 8,862 reported in SY 2020-21.
On allk12, the community for Council Bluffs Comm School District discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.