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Carter Lake Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

1000 Willow Drive, Carter Lake, IA 51510 · (712) 347-5876 · Part of Council Bluffs Community School District

Carter Lake’s School Grade D better than 7% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
301
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
46%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Carter Lake Elementary School

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 22 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Enrollment down 16.6% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for Carter Lake kids: 2 middle schools

On the path

Where Carter Lake kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Carter Lake Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency42%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts37%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

1000 Willow Drive, Carter Lake

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K23
Kindergarten52
Grade 145
Grade 238
Grade 351
Grade 454
Grade 538
Enrollment over time
361’20
364’21
361’22
337’23
301’24

Down 16.6% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 69%Hispanic 18%Black 7%Two or more races 6%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Carter Lake Elementary School from Carter Lake families.

Other schools in Council Bluffs Community School District

The district →
College View Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
B−
488 students16:1
Roosevelt Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
C−
455 students13:1
Longfellow Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
D
431 students14:1
Franklin Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
C−
421 students14:1
Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
C+
401 students14:1
Bloomer Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Council Bluffs
D
396 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Carter Lake’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.