Karen Acres Elementary School

Urbandale, Iowa, is home to Karen Acres Elementary School, a public school.

Karen Acres Elementary School is part of Urbandale Comm School District, where 6 schools serve 4,165 students.

The school reports a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. The average for combined schools in Iowa is 19.1:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher.

In the wider Polk County area, the median household earns about $83,576 a year, about 40% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Polk County, 137 public schools serve about 77,436 students.

The closest school to Karen Acres Elementary School is Karen Acres Elementary School, located less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of Karen Acres Elementary School.

Karen Acres Elementary School is coded as Suburb: Large in federal locale data.

Enrollment in 2022-23 stood at 296, compared with 246 in 2017-18. Among racial and ethnic groups, the biggest change was White students, from 63% to 49%. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio increased to 13.7:1, from 12.1:1.

The discussion board for Karen Acres Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.