📍 4045 Ashland Rd, Eldon, Wapello County, 52554
Cardinal High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Eldon, Wapello County. The school has 276 pupils enrolled. The Principal is James Cason. It is part of the Cardinal Comm School District school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a rural setting. The school employs 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 42% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers dual enrollment. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cardinal High School enrolls 276 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 21.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 91% White, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 250 | 91% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 6 | 2.2% |
| Black or African American | 5 | 1.8% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
137 of the school's 276 students (50%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cardinal High School is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-30, state senate district 41, state house district 81.
Cardinal High School is one of 3 schools in Cardinal Comm School District, based in Eldon, Iowa. The district serves 1,079 students district-wide and employs 79 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 276 students, Cardinal High School is smaller than the district average of about 360 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant
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