Cardinal Community School District
Public
Regional · 3 towns Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade
Public schools for Eldon, Batavia and Agency.
At a glance
1,079Students enrolled
3Schools
3Towns served
$12,476Spent per student
14:1Student–teacher ratio
61%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performanceDistrict vs IA
Math proficiency54%
State average 64.1%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 67.8%
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 91.4%
EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.
Where the money goes
$12,476
per student each year · 9% below the IA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
1,066’20
1,069’21
1,074’22
1,107’23
1,079’24
Students
White · 89%957
Hispanic · 7%77
Two or more races · 3%36
Black · 0%4
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%4
Asian · 0%1
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Towns served
Schools3 in district
Cardinal ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–4 · 495 students · Eldon
CPublicCardinal Junior HighMiddle · Grades 5–8 · 314 students · Eldon
C-PublicCardinal High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 270 students · Eldon
DPublicSchool data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.
District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.