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Enrollment
498
Elementary
DISTRICT 279 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CENTERVILLE COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190675000280
Lakeview Elementary
1800 S 11th St, Centerville, IA 52544 · (641) 856-0637 · Appanoose County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL498 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 41% of Iowa public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.3:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
292 students
DISTRICT 50% · 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 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 73 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 18% · 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
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Centerville Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
70.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.2pp since 2023
Math
66.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 70.8% | 66.5% |
| 2023-24 | 67.6% | 64.1% |
% 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
65.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 Lakeview Elementary
Lakeview Elementary's state test result (65.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview Elementary this school | 498 | 58.6% | 65.7% |
| Creston Elementary School Creston | 416 | 56.3% | 67.4% |
| Tilford Elementary School Vinton | 544 | 53.5% | 76.9% |
| Cardinal Elementary Eldon | 495 | 64.4% | 64.7% |
| Inman Elementary School Red Oak | 461 | 53.6% | 54.7% |
| Hawthorne Elementary School Keokuk | 454 | 62.6% | 66.7% |
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 Lakeview Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa |
|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.7% | #395 of 564 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.5% | #431 of 564 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 70.8% | #317 of 564 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 498 | #102 of 705 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #151 of 561 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.1% | #446 of 561 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.6% | #139 of 666 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +21.8% | #33 of 168 |
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
498
-96 (-16%) vs 2020
+17% since 1990-91, when it was 424
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 498 | 40.5 | 12.3:1 | 59% (292) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 39.5 | 13.7:1 | 50% (269) |
| 2022-23 | 575 | 42 | 13.7:1 | 50% (287) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 42 | 14.1:1 | 58% (344) |
| 2017-18 | 409 | 30.3 | 13.5:1 | 67% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 380 | 33 | 11.5:1 | 51% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 291 | 28 | 10.4:1 | 44% (128) |
| 2000-01 | 366 | 23 | 15.9:1 | 49% (181) |
| 1990-91 | 424 | 29 | 14.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lakeview Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 22% (409 to 498); teachers up 34% (30.3 to 40.5).
About Lakeview Elementary
Federal records list Lakeview Elementary as an elementary school in Centerville, Iowa. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 498 students enrolled. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 53% higher.
Lakeview Elementary belongs to Centerville Comm School District, a district of 4 schools and 1,224 students.
White students account for 90% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Hispanic and 3% multiracial. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Lakeview Elementary reports a ratio of 12.3 students per teacher, from 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is 1.4 students per teacher. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Lakeview Elementary, 59% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Lakeview Elementary outscored 41%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 62.6% for Lakeview Elementary. The school posts 65.7%, 3.1 points above the prediction.
The school's county is Appanoose County. According to Census Bureau estimates, median household income comes to about $54,934, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 21%, and about 9% of people live in poverty. Appanoose County's 8 public schools enroll about 1,767 students and include Lakeview Elementary.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, Howar Middle School, is about 0.6 miles. There are 3 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Lakeview Elementary is 3rd among 8 schools close by.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Town: Remote: in a town far from an urbanized area.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Lakeview Elementary had a net loss of 96 students, or 16%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 14.1:1 in 2020-21, and 12.3:1 in 2024-25.
Parents, students, and staff can share information on special education services, counseling, and support programs here. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Appanoose County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
12,184
Census ACS
Median income
$54,934
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
21%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
8
1,767 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Centerville Comm School District
- Centerville High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Howar Middle SchoolMiddle · 298 students
- Centerville Community PreschoolElementary · 60 students
Other schools in Centerville
- Centerville High SchoolHigh · 368 students
- Howar Middle SchoolMiddle · 298 students
- Centerville Community PreschoolElementary · 60 students
Other Lakeview Elementary schools
43 other US public schools in 23 states are named Lakeview Elementary. Lakeview Elementary is the 17th largest of the 44.
- Lakeview ElementarySolon, IA · 490 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSAINT CLOUD, FL · 752 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolStow, OH · 745 students
- LAKEVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOLSARASOTA, FL · 741 students
- Lakeview Elementary SchoolDENVILLE, NJ · 699 students
Nearby schools
- Howar Middle School0.6 mi · 298
- Centerville High School0.8 mi · 368
- Centerville Community Preschool1.5 mi · 60
- Moulton-Udell High School10.8 mi · 85
- Moulton Elementary School10.8 mi · 103
- Moravia Elementary School12.7 mi · 148
Frequently asked questions
About Lakeview ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Lakeview Elementary?
Lakeview Elementary enrolls approximately 498 students in grades KG-05.
Is Lakeview Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lakeview Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Lakeview Elementary have?
Lakeview Elementary employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
How diverse is Lakeview Elementary?
Lakeview Elementary reports a student body of 90% White, 5% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees Lakeview Elementary?
Lakeview Elementary is overseen by Centerville Comm School District in Appanoose County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.