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How has Kluckhohn Elementary School changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
407
Elementary
DISTRICT 323 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LE MARS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 191653000987
Kluckhohn Elementary School
1338 Central Ave SE, Le Mars, IA 51031 · (712) 546-7064 · Plymouth County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY32-TOWNREGULAR SCHOOL407 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
134 students
DISTRICT 40% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 60 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 78 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Kluckhohn Elementary School→Le Mars Middle School
Based on grade levels within Le Mars Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
74.5%
IA avg 73.6% . +4.2pp since 2023
Math
77.4%
IA avg 70.9% . -0.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 75 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 74.5% | 77.4% |
| 2023-24 | 70.3% | 78.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
73.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.5%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 75% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Kluckhohn Elementary School
Kluckhohn Elementary School's state test result (73.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kluckhohn Elementary School this school | 407 | 32.9% | 73.0% |
| Herbert Hoover Elementary School Bettendorf | 359 | 33.7% | 71.3% |
| Cedar Heights Elementary School Cedar Falls | 451 | 33.7% | 73.3% |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School Sergeant Bluff | 383 | 36.0% | 77.1% |
| College View Elementary Council Bluffs | 488 | 30.7% | 76.3% |
| Forest City Elementary School Forest City | 448 | 35.9% | 81.0% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Kluckhohn Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Plymouth County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #280 of 564 | #6 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.4% | #268 of 564 ▼ 23 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 74.5% | #254 of 564 ▲ 27 | #6 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 407 | #211 of 705 | #1 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.4:1 | #402 of 561 | N/A |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.6% | #264 of 561 | N/A |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.9% | #462 of 666 | #4 of 7 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.3% | #244 of 359 | N/A |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
407
-9 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 1990-91, when it was 397
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 16.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 407 | 28.2 | 14.4:1 | 33% (134) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 28.2 | 15.1:1 | 32% (136) |
| 2022-23 | 439 | 28 | 15.7:1 | 35% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 416 | 25 | 16.6:1 | 32% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 27 | 16.4:1 | 25% (109) |
| 2015-16 | 403 | 24 | 16.8:1 | 29% (117) |
| 2010-11 | 397 | 26 | 15.3:1 | 24% (94) |
| 2000-01 | 390 | 22 | 17.7:1 | 16% (63) |
| 1990-91 | 397 | 21 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kluckhohn Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 8% (444 to 407); teachers up 4% (27 to 28.2).
About Kluckhohn Elementary School
Kluckhohn Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school for students in Le Mars, Iowa. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 407 students. Enrollment is 25% higher than the average for elementary schools in Iowa, which is about 325.
A total of 6 schools make up Le Mars Comm School District, with 2,157 students enrolled.
At 75%, White students outnumber all other groups at Kluckhohn Elementary School combined. The remaining students are 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among people living in Plymouth County, the White share is about 89%. Kluckhohn Elementary School has a diversity index of 42%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The count of teachers at Kluckhohn Elementary School is 28.2 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 14.4:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, lower than at this school. Around 33% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for Kluckhohn Elementary School is C+. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 41% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 75.5%. Kluckhohn Elementary School scores 73.0%.
Within Plymouth County, median household income is about $83,251, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 16 public schools in Plymouth County, with a combined enrollment of about 4,219.
The closest public school to Kluckhohn Elementary School is Le Mars Middle School, about 0.5 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number 5. Kluckhohn Elementary School comes in 7th of 8 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Town: Distant. That means it sits in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's size has been steady, with 416 students in 2020-21 and 407 in 2024-25. The school's ratio fell from 16.6:1 to 14.4:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Plymouth County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
25,747
Census ACS
Median income
$83,251
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
4%
Below federal line
Schools in county
16
4,219 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Le Mars Comm School District
- Le Mars High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Le Mars Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Individualized Learning CenterHigh · 39 students
Other schools in Le Mars
- Le Mars High SchoolHigh · 662 students
- Le Mars Middle SchoolMiddle · 487 students
- Clark Elementary SchoolElementary · 301 students
- Franklin Elementary SchoolElementary · 261 students
- Individualized Learning CenterHigh · 39 students
Nearby schools
- Le Mars Middle School0.5 mi · 487
- Le Mars High School0.5 mi · 662
- Franklin Elementary School0.8 mi · 261
- Individualized Learning Center0.8 mi · 39
- Clark Elementary School1.4 mi · 301
- Remsen-Union Middle School10.4 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About Kluckhohn Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Kluckhohn Elementary School?
Kluckhohn Elementary School enrolls approximately 407 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Kluckhohn Elementary School serve?
Kluckhohn Elementary School serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at Kluckhohn Elementary School?
Approximately 14.4:1 students per teacher at Kluckhohn Elementary School.
What is the student diversity at Kluckhohn Elementary School?
Student demographics at Kluckhohn Elementary School are roughly 75% White, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Kluckhohn Elementary School in?
Kluckhohn Elementary School is part of Le Mars Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.