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Schools in Latimer

Latimer’s public schools

CAL Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Latimer. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/1schools above Iowa’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 98% of students in Iowa’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2020’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
72%
2021–22
Math proficiency
62%
2021–22
Spent per student
$16.2K
▲ 18% vs IA $13.7K
FY2024
Students per teacher
12.0
IA 14.1 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
180 students on the public path
In brief

Latimer’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Latimer’s 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s 1,177 public schools. CAL Elementary School places highest (better than 26%); CAL Elementary School lowest (26%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2020; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Latimer, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
PK–6CAL Elementary SchoolCAL Community School DistrictC

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the CAL Community School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

CAL Community School DistrictGrades PK–6 · 1 schools · 180 students, up 23% since 2020–21 · 12.0 per teacher (IA 14.1)
$16,227IA $13,713 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Above the state in reading

Reading72%
State average 69.7% · 66 students tested
Math62%
State average 63.8% · 66 students tested

Latimer vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Latimer’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Latimer—CAL

Every school in Latimer

2 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Latimerin other towns
CAL Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–6
C
180 students12:1Rate it →
Private schoolstuition; no state tests, so no grade
St. Pauls Lutheran School
Grades K–9
Private · Religious
34 students6:1Rate it →

Questions about Latimer’s schools

Are Latimer’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Latimer. CAL Community School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Latimer. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 1 district schools with test results score above the middle of Iowa’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Latimer in?

CAL Community School District.

Where do Latimer kids go to high school?

CAL Elementary School.

Are there private schools in Latimer?

Yes: St. Pauls Lutheran School (grades K–9, 34 students).

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2020) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.