Karen Acres Elementary School

Karen Acres Elementary School is an all-grades campus of mid-tier scale in Urbandale, Iowa, part of Urbandale Comm School District, enrolling students from the surrounding community in grade M.

Within Urbandale Comm School District, which oversees 6 schools and 4,165 students, Karen Acres Elementary School is one campus in the system.

On the income-and-resources front, Karen Acres Elementary School runs at roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 19.1:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Polk County put median household income runs about $83,576, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Polk County's 137 public schools (combined enrollment of about 77,436 students), Karen Acres Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Karen Acres Elementary School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Over the past 5-year window. Looking back 5 years, enrollment at Karen Acres Elementary School has rose 20%, going from 246 students in 2018 to 296 in 2023. The White share of enrollment declined from 63% to 49% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.