Northeast Elementary School

Northeast Elementary School is an elementary-level community of mid-sized scale in Goose Lake, Iowa, operated by Northeast Comm School District, educateing 394 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Northeast Elementary School sits 21% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Northeast Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 846 students, Northeast Elementary School is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, Northeast Elementary School records that nearly all students (95%) are White. Other groups include 4% multiracial.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Northeast Elementary School records 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. The state averages about 13.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 27% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Clinton County (around 42%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Northeast Elementary School tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 78.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.9%.

Across the wider county, census data for Clinton County shows median household earnings sit near $66,981, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Northeast Elementary School is one of 18 public schools in Clinton County (combined enrollment of about 7,129 students).

Northeast Middle-High School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Northeast Elementary School comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 73.6%.

The school occupies a rural site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northeast Elementary School has increased 6%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 394 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, the feed for Northeast Elementary School typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.