Kluckhohn Elementary School

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Le Mars, Iowa, Kluckhohn Elementary School hosts 407 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within Le Mars Comm School District. Compared to the state average of about 325 students per school, that is 25% above typical.

Kluckhohn Elementary School is one of 6 schools operated by Le Mars Comm School District, a district that educates 2,157 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Kluckhohn Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 75%. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Plymouth County as a whole is about 89% White, so the school skews meaningfully less White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, Kluckhohn Elementary School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. An estimated 33% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, Kluckhohn Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 75.5%, the actual is 73.0%, a residual of -2.4 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Plymouth County) reports that median household earnings sit near $83,251, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 4% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Plymouth County's 16 public schools (combined enrollment of about 4,219 students), Kluckhohn Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Le Mars Middle School, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 5 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Kluckhohn Elementary School comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 77.9%.

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

Looking at the recent track record. Kluckhohn Elementary School's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 444 (now 407). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 85% to 75%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 today.

On the community side, members of the Kluckhohn Elementary School community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.