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John Cline Elementary School

Serves grades KG - 2

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
101 Claiborne Drive
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone
(563) 382-3125
District
Decorah Community School District
County
WINNESHIEK COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
310
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

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(10 is best)

Better than ×% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

No Data

(10 is best)

John Cline Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

80 60 40 20 0
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71%
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72%
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69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Kindergarten 125 40.3%
Grade 1 88 28.4%
Grade 2 97 31.3%
Total 310 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 91.3% 91.6% 75.0%
Black 0.3% 1.1% 7.5%
Hispanic 8.0% 6.5% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.3% 0.8% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.1%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 24.8% 26.0% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 19.7% 20.9% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 5.2% 5.0% 4.8%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,511 3,207,004
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 40.3 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 3.7% 5.9%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.1% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 29.2% 32.0%
45-64 YEARS OLD 24.8% 24.2%
65 OR OLDER 24.2% 17.8%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,093 1,303,763
Single Parent Households With Children 3.2% 7.8%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.6% 93.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 39.1% 30.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 15.3% 16.3%
$100,000 - $149,999 18.2% 18.4%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.5% 14.1%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.6% 17.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.8% 15.4%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.0% 10.5%
$15,000 or less 6.6% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,225 $13,489,000 53.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $640 $1,049,000 4.2%
Staff $722 $1,184,000 4.7%
General Administration $279 $458,000 1.8%
School Administration $715 $1,172,000 4.7%
Operation $1,404 $2,303,000 9.2%
Transportation $725 $1,189,000 4.7%
Other $156 $256,000 1.0%
Total Support $4,641 $7,611,000 30.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,437 $3,996,000 15.9%
Total Expenditures $15,302 $25,096,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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