Clive Learning Academy

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 6 · Des Moines, Iowa

Clive Learning Academy in Des Moines, Iowa enrolled 551 students in 2024-25 with 43.4 full-time teachers, 12.7 students per teacher against the Iowa elementary-school median of 13.3. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Iowa: 69.7% and 68.1%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 4% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 5%

528 students in 2022-23, 512 students in 2023-24, 551 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 41.2 to 43.4.

Students enrolled at Clive Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235282023-245122024-25551
Students enrolled at Clive Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235282023-245122024-25551
Students enrolled at Clive Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235282023-245122024-25551
Students enrolled at Clive Learning Academy by school year2022-23: 528, 2023-24: 512, 2024-25: 55102004006002022-235282023-245122024-25551
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2352841.212.8
2023-2451243.411.8
2024-2555143.412.7

12.7 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 64 of every 100 Iowa elementary schools

Among the 654 Iowa elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.3; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Clive Learning Academy 12.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherClive Learning Academy 12.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Clive Learning Academy 12.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherClive Learning Academy 12.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Clive Learning Academy 12.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherClive Learning Academy 12.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Iowa elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.9 to 39.6; Clive Learning Academy 12.7; state median 13.3.2 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherClive Learning Academy 12.7state median 13.3U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 502 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Clive Learning Academy enrolled 497 students and had 1.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programYes
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 502 of the 497 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions8
  • Chronically absent22.7% (2022-23)

Who attends

45.4% of students were White, 18.1% Black, 18.0% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White45.4%
  2. Black18.1%
  3. Hispanic18.0%
  4. Two or more races10.7%
  5. Asian7.4%
  6. American Indian0.4%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Clive Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Iowa, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtIowa
Reading and language arts, 2021-2263%71%69.7%
Math, 2022-2369%66% (2021-22)68.1%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Des Moines

41 public elementary schools in Des Moines report 2024-25 enrollment; Clive Learning Academy is number 4 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Brubaker Elementary School62212.173.0%
Studebaker Elementary School56113.177.5%
Cornell Elementary School55514.314.6%
Clive Learning Academy55112.751.5%
Garton Elementary53514.978.7%
Capitol View Elementary School53313.481.8%
Morris Elementary School51913.378.4%
River Woods Elementary School49311.574.0%

All public schools in Des Moines →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Clive Learning Academy

  1. Cowles Elementary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.7 miles away: 392 students, 16.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.7 mi
  2. Crestview School of InquiryThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.8 miles away: 558 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.8 mi
  3. Compare Clive Learning Academy with Cowles Elementary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much West Des Moines Community Schools spends per student$13,914 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,914
  5. The largest public schools in IowaClive Learning Academy is the number 65 by size of 655 Iowa elementary schools open in 2024-25.#65 of 655
  6. Iowa schools by students per teacher12.7 students per teacher here against the Iowa median of 13.3 for elementary schools.12.7:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Clive Learning Academy

  1. How many students attend Clive Learning Academy?
    551 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 528 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Des Moines, IA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Clive Learning Academy?
    12.7 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Iowa median for elementary schools is 13.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Clive Learning Academy a Title I school?
    Clive Learning Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Clive Learning Academy do on state tests?
    The students tested at Clive Learning Academy scored proficient or above: 63% in reading in 2021-22 and 69% in math in 2022-23, against 69.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 68.1% in math in 2022-23 across Iowa. Iowa's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Clive Learning Academy in?
    West Des Moines Community Schools, NCES district ID 1930930. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 193093001789 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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