Elementary Schools in BCLUW Community School District

Summary:

The BCLUW Community School District in Iowa is home to a single elementary school, BCLUW Elementary School, which serves students from prekindergarten through 4th grade. Despite its small size, the school has consistently strong academic performance, ranking in the top 37% of Iowa elementary schools for the 2024-2025 school year.

BCLUW Elementary School stands out for its impressive test scores, with proficiency rates on the ISASP (Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress) exceeding the state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics for 3rd and 4th grades. The school's 4th-grade Mathematics proficiency rate of 89.3% is particularly noteworthy, significantly outpacing the state average of 74.3%. This consistent academic achievement suggests the school is providing a quality education and effectively supporting its diverse student population, which includes a significant percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

While the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is somewhat higher than the state average, its relatively high per-student spending of $12,549 may contribute to its ability to address this challenge and continue delivering strong results. Overall, BCLUW Elementary School appears to be a standout institution within the BCLUW Community School District, providing a high-quality education to its students and serving as a model for other elementary schools in the area.

District Detail

610 East Center Street
Conrad, IA 50621

(641) 366-2819

SchoolDigger Rank:
89^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 464

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)		ISASP Mathematics (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
BCLUW Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	414 Lillian St	Conrad	50621	Grundy County	BCLUW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 366-2811	160	14	11.7	37.5%	145 (90.6%)	4 (2.5%)	8 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	1 (0.6%)	65.8	212^th of 576 public elementary schools	63.2%		61.4	235^th of 557 public elementary schools	57.8%	23	70.0	78.6	80.0	89.3	$12,549	$751	$11,798

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Choice Charter Schools	0.11 mi	1	308^th
Eldora-New Providence Community School District	8.1 mi	2	197^th
Hubbard-Radcliffe Community School District	12.45 mi	2	141^st
Colo-NESCO Community School District	12.95 mi	3	252^nd
AGWSR Community School District	14.82 mi	5	223^rd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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