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Cora B Darling Elementary

PublicElementaryGrades PK–6

312 W Post, Postville, IA 52162 · (563) 864-7653 · Part of Postville Community School District

Postville’s School Grade D− better than 2% of Iowa school districts

Students
363
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
84%
Setting
Rural
Grades
PK–6
The gist

What stands out about Cora B Darling Elementary

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 21 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Next stop for Postville kids: John R Mott Jr/Hi School

On the path

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

PK–6Cora B Darling ElementaryYou are here
7–12John R Mott Jr/Hi School342 students

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency41%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts47%
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).

312 W Post, Postville

Students

Enrollment by grade
Kindergarten59
Grade 154
Grade 257
Grade 351
Grade 454
Grade 544
Grade 644
Enrollment over time
372’20
324’21
312’22
350’23
363’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 78%White 18%Black 4%Two or more races <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cora B Darling Elementary from Postville families.

Other schools in Postville Community School District

The district →

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; Postville’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.