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C+

CAL Community School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6Regional · 3 towns

Serves Latimer, Coulter and Alexander.

Latimer’s Schools page →

Students
180
Schools
1
Spent per student
$16,227
IA $13,713
Students per teacher
12:1
Free or reduced lunch
47%
The gist

What stands out about CAL Community School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 37% of Iowa districts
  • Spends 18% more per student than the IA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 23.3% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 37% of the 326 Iowa school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math close to the state, 2021–22
C+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
Latimer 470Coulter 215Alexander 163

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Latimer. Grade by grade →

PK–6CAL Elementary SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. IA

2021–22
Math proficiency60–64%
State average 63.8% · 66 students tested
Reading / language arts70–74%
State average 69.7% · 66 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$16,227 per student · 18% above IA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 32%Other 9%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 48%State 44%Federal 8%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
146’20
158’21
176’22
181’23
180’24

Up 23.3% since 2020–21.

Students
White 54%Hispanic 43%Two or more races 2%Asian <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools.

CAL Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Latimer
C
180 students12:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Iowa.