Ekstrand Elementary School

Set in De Witt, Iowa, Ekstrand Elementary School is a reasonably sized elementary school, overseen by Central DeWitt School District. It educates 464 students across grades pre-K through 3. Enrollment runs roughly 43% bigger than the state mean of about 325.

Within Central DeWitt School District, which oversees 4 schools and 1,552 students, Ekstrand Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Ekstrand Elementary School records that nearly all students (89%) are White. Other groups include 4% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Clinton County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Ekstrand Elementary School has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.4:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 30% of students at Ekstrand Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Clinton County's rate of about 42%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Ekstrand Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 76.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 77.3%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Clinton County put the typical household earns roughly $66,981 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Clinton County's 18 public schools (combined enrollment of about 7,129 students), Ekstrand Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Central DeWitt Middle School, around 1.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Ekstrand Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 79.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ekstrand Elementary School has stayed largely flat, going from 465 students in 2018 to 464 in 2025.

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