Elementary Schools in Central Lee Community School District

Summary:

The Central Lee Community School District in Iowa is home to a single elementary school, Central Lee Elementary School, which serves students from prekindergarten through 5th grade. This standout school has shown significant improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom half of Iowa elementary schools to the top 22% in just a few years.

Central Lee Elementary School's academic performance is consistently strong, with test scores that exceed the state averages across 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. The school's 4-star rating from SchoolDigger further underscores its above-average performance compared to other schools in Iowa. With a student-teacher ratio of 17.3 to 1, slightly lower than the state average, the school appears to provide a supportive learning environment for its 672 students.

While the school's free/reduced lunch rate of 33.63% is lower than the state average, suggesting a relatively more affluent student population, the chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is higher than the state average. This elevated absenteeism rate may be an area of concern that the school district could investigate further to understand the underlying causes and implement strategies to improve attendance.

District Detail

2642 Highway 218
Donnellson, IA 52625

(319) 835-9510

SchoolDigger Rank:
86^th of 313 Iowa districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 1,311

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
Central Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2642 Highway 218	Donnellson	52625	Lee County	Central Lee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 835-9510	564	31	18.2	29.8%	534 (94.7%)	13 (2.3%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.5	124^th of 576 public elementary schools	78.5%		48.3	347^th of 557 public elementary schools	37.7%	223	73.1	84.4	84.6	89.0	$9,302	$340	$8,962

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Fort Madison Community School District	8.72 mi	2
Keokuk Community School District	12.63 mi	5	269^th
Harmony Community School District	15.04 mi	1
Van Buren County Community School District	15.04 mi	3	235^th
Mount Pleasant Community School District	19.73 mi	7	190^th

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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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