Schaller-Crestland Elementary

Schaller-Crestland Elementary, a compact elementary school in Schaller, Iowa, part of Schaller-Crestland Comm School District, instructs 159 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Schaller-Crestland Elementary sits 51% leaner than that benchmark.

Within Schaller-Crestland Comm School District, which oversees 2 schools and 285 students, Schaller-Crestland Elementary is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Schaller-Crestland Elementary records that White students make up the majority at 65%. The remainder reads as 23% Hispanic, 8% Pacific Islander, 3% multiracial. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 93%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 13 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Sac County's rate of about 42%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Schaller-Crestland Elementary sits in the top 10% of Iowa schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.8%; actual is 85.8%, +19.1 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, community-level numbers for Sac County indicate median household income runs about $73,838, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. In all, Sac County runs 6 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,362 students), of which Schaller-Crestland Elementary is one.

The closest other public school is Galva-Holstein Upper Elementary, roughly 5.9 miles away. Within ten miles, there are 2 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas. On composite proficiency, Schaller-Crestland Elementary comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 65.7%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Schaller-Crestland Elementary's enrollment has fell 22% since 2018, when it stood at 204 (now 159). Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 77% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.2:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.