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Council Bluffs Comm School District Schools
Council Bluffs Comm School District is a public school district in Iowa, based in Pottawattamie County (Council Bluffs). SchoolGrade grades 15 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Council Bluffs Comm School District on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Council Bluffs Comm School District
15 of 15 schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
A: 3B: 10C: 2
Best schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A College View Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Hoover Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A- Gerald W Kirn Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Abraham Lincoln High School (High school, meets expectations)
- B+ Lewis And Clark Elementary School (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- B+ Franklin Elementary School (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B+ Woodrow Wilson Middle School (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- B Roosevelt Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B Rue Elementary School (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B- Thomas Jefferson High School (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Council Bluffs Comm School District
High schools (2)
- B+ Abraham Lincoln High School, Council Bluffs
- B- Thomas Jefferson High School, Council Bluffs
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- A- Gerald W Kirn Middle School, Council Bluffs
- B+ Woodrow Wilson Middle School, Council Bluffs
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- C+ Bloomer Elementary School, Council Bluffs
- C Carter Lake Elementary School, Carter Lake
- A College View Elementary, Council Bluffs
- B- Crescent Elementary School, Crescent
- B- Edison Elementary School, Council Bluffs
- B+ Franklin Elementary School, Council Bluffs
- A- Hoover Elementary School, Council Bluffs
- B+ Lewis And Clark Elementary School, Council Bluffs
- B- Longfellow Elementary School, Council Bluffs
- B Roosevelt Elementary School, Council Bluffs
- B Rue Elementary School, Council Bluffs
Where Council Bluffs Comm School District schools are
Cities and towns served (3)
- Council Bluffs (13)
- Carter Lake (1)
- Crescent (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in Iowa
- County: Pottawattamie County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 8,546 students with 585 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,254 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 1908220
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Lewis Central Comm School District (4 schools, 9 mi)
- Underwood Comm School District (3 schools, 9 mi)
- Treynor Comm School District (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Missouri Valley Comm School District (3 schools, 15 mi)
- Tri-Center Comm School District (3 schools, 17 mi)
- Glenwood Comm School District (4 schools, 19 mi)
- Riverside Comm School District (3 schools, 24 mi)
- AHSTW Comm School District (3 schools, 29 mi)
Questions about Council Bluffs Comm School District
How many schools are in Council Bluffs Comm School District?
SchoolGrade grades 15 public schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Council Bluffs Comm School District serve?
The largest by graded schools: Council Bluffs, Carter Lake, Crescent.
How good are the schools in Council Bluffs Comm School District?
Across the 15 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is B, with 48.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 46.9%. 87% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Council Bluffs Comm School District?
8,546 students were enrolled in Council Bluffs Comm School District in the 2023-24 school year, about 14.6 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Council Bluffs Comm School District?
Council Bluffs Comm School District is in Iowa, based in Pottawattamie County, with its district office in Council Bluffs. Its boundary covers about 71.9 sq mi.