📍 5414 Hwy 16, Eldon, Wapello County, 52554
Cardinal Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Eldon, Wapello County. The school has 514 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Heather Buckley. It is part of the Cardinal Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–4 in a rural setting. The school employs 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 67% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Cardinal Elementary enrolls 514 students across grades Pre-K–4. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 36.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 88% White, 8% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 453 | 88% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 8% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 3.3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
332 of the school's 514 students (65%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 302 qualify for free lunch and 30 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 Elementary 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 Elementary 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 514 students, Cardinal Elementary is larger 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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