📍 3500 74th Street, Urbandale, Polk County, 50322
Karen Acres Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Urbandale, Polk County. The school has 296 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Dania Wilson. It is part of the Urbandale Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5. The school employs 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Karen Acres Elementary School enrolls 296 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 21.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 15% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 144 | 49% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 48 | 16% |
| Asian | 45 | 15% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 10% |
| Two or more races | 26 | 8.8% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
169 of the school's 296 students (57%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 153 qualify for free lunch and 16 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.
The school's NCES locale classification is Suburb, Large. Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. 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-3, state senate district 20, state house district 40.
Karen Acres Elementary School is one of 7 schools in Urbandale Comm School District, based in Urbandale, Iowa. The district serves 4,208 students district-wide and employs 294 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 296 students, Karen Acres Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 601 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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