Contact & Location
Enrollment & Schools
167
Total Schools
81,757
Total Enrollment
PK-13
Grade Range
School Breakdown
2
Preschools
37
Elementary
Schools
21
Middle
Schools
24
High
Schools
Rating Distribution
5437%
4531%
4732%
School Types
By Type
Public
163Charter
4Private
0By Level
Elementary
37Middle
21High
24Reviews (Aggregated)
3.4
Average Rating
789
Total Reviews
Demographics (Aggregated)
Ethnicity Breakdown
White
57%
Hispanic / Latino
22%
Black / African American
12%
Two or More Races
5%
Asian
4%
Gender Distribution
52%Male
48%Female
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%Students Eligible
vs. State Average
51%
Academic Performance (Aggregated)
Average Ratings
5.4
Overall5.0
Test Scores—
Equity5.8
College ReadinessAverage ACT Score
18.2
(out of 36)
Average SAT Score
1063
(out of 1600)
Average Graduation Rate
86%
Students
AP / IB / Dual Enrollment
9%
Students
School Performance Summary
Below Average
37% (54)
Average
31% (45)
Above Average
32% (47)
Council Bluffs Community School District is committed to excellence, equity, and preparing every student for a successful future.
Schools in Council Bluffs Community School District
167 schoolsPreschools
(2)Elementary Schools
(37)7
Acton Elementary School
Elementarypublic•534 students
3
Alta Brown Elementary School
Elementarypublic•308 students
5
Arlington Elementary School
Elementarypublic•484 students
3
Bernadine Sitts Intermediate Center
Elementarypublic•404 students
5
Buffalo Jones Elementary School
Elementarypublic•228 students
6
Buies Creek Elementary
Elementarypublic•232 students
5
Bunker Hill Elementary School
Elementarypublic•501 students
9
Caldwell Elementary School
Elementarypublic•542 students
5
Carnegie El School
Elementarypublic•359 students
9
Collins Elementary School
Elementarypublic•521 students
7
Crafton El School
Elementarypublic•288 students
Crescent Elementary School
Elementarypublic•73 students
6
Dardanelle Elementary School
Elementarypublic•316 students
6
Dardanelle Primary School
Elementarypublic•592 students
5
Edgewood Intermediate School
Elementarypublic•1,260 students
7
Edith Scheuerman Elementary School
Elementarypublic•180 students
6
Florence Wilson Elementary School
Elementarypublic•335 students
3
Garfield Elementary School
Elementarypublic•337 students
8
Gates Mills Elementary School
Elementarypublic•120 students
Gentry Primary
Elementarypublic•257 students
3
Georgia Matthews Elementary School
Elementarypublic•109 students
7
Gertrude Walker Elementary School
Elementarypublic•208 students
5
Grandview Elementary School
Elementarypublic•272 students
8
Great Falls Elementary School
Elementarypublic•485 students
3
Highland Elementary
Elementarypublic•891 students
5
Jennie Barker Elementary School
Elementarypublic•165 students
6
Lander Elementary School
Elementarypublic•503 students
6
Lillie Idella Kitley Intermediate School
Elementarypublic•1,296 students
3
Madison Elementary School
Elementarypublic•124 students
7
Mary Adams Elementary School
Elementarypublic•519 students
7
Mayfield Center Elementary School
Elementarypublic•467 students
5
Plymell Elementary School
Elementarypublic•141 students
4
South Harnett Elementary
Elementarypublic•448 students
4
Thompson Crossing Elementary School
Elementarypublic•666 students
2
Victor Ornelas Elementary School
Elementarypublic•411 students
7
Village Elementary School-Gorham
Elementarypublic•433 students
Wayne Avenue Elementary
Elementarypublic•284 students
Middle Schools
(21)4
Abe Hubert Middle School
Middlepublic•697 students
4
Alliance Middle School
Middlepublic•286 students
4
Athens Middle School
Middlepublic•682 students
8
Bainville 7-8
Middlepublic•27 students
6
Campbell County Middle School
Middlepublic•1,074 students
4
Catskill Middle School
Middlepublic•264 students
9
Cherokee Middle School
Middlepublic•93 students
2
Coats-Erwin Middle
Middlepublic•606 students
5
Dardanelle Middle School
Middlepublic•456 students
7
Dunn Middle
Middlepublic•412 students
7
Franklin Central Junior High
Middlepublic•1,711 students
5
Gerald W Kirn Middle School
Middlepublic•956 students
8
Gorham Middle School
Middlepublic•641 students
2
Harnett Central Middle
Middlepublic•1,024 students
7
Harold B Lee Middle School
Middlepublic•192 students
6
Highland Middle
Middlepublic•875 students
3
Overhills Middle
Middlepublic•799 students
7
Scottsboro Jr High School
Middlepublic•379 students
2
Sherwood Middle School
Middlepublic•159 students
7
Western Harnett Middle
Middlepublic•820 students
2
Woodrow Wilson Middle School
Middlepublic•900 students
High Schools
(24)3
Abraham Lincoln High School
Highpublic•1,399 students
2
Alliance High School
Highpublic•434 students
4
Alma d'Arte Charter High School
Highcharter•121 students
3
Athens High School
Highpublic•928 students
7
Bainville High School
Highpublic•47 students
C.E. Mccormick Area Technology Center
Highpublic
9
Campbell County High School
Highpublic•1,447 students
4
Catskill Senior High School
Highpublic•394 students
9
Cherokee High School
Highpublic•122 students
9
Dardanelle High School
Highpublic•669 students
6
Dodgeville High School
Highpublic•374 students
9
Franklin Central High School
Highpublic•3,319 students
4
Garden City Senior High School
Highpublic•1,973 students
9
Gorham High School
Highpublic•810 students
3
Harnett Central High
Highpublic•1,474 students
9
Harnett Early College (Hcec)
Highpublic•102 students
5
Mathews High School
Highpublic•310 students
3
Overhills High School
Highpublic•1,971 students
6
Scottsboro High School
Highpublic•739 students
4
Sherwood High School
Highpublic•256 students
2
Thomas Jefferson High School
Highpublic•1,243 students
5
Triton High
Highpublic•1,287 students
9
West Side Senior High School
Highpublic•263 students
3
Western Harnett High
Highpublic•1,386 students
Other Schools
(83)———————————————
Alexandria Educational Center
Schoolpublic•52 students
2
Ambassador Phillip V. Sanchez II Public Charter
Schoolcharter•261 students
Anderson Creek Primary
Schoolpublic•582 students
2
Angier Elementary
Schoolpublic•356 students
7
Argyle Elementary School
Schoolpublic•156 students
4
Athens Intermediate School
Schoolpublic•587 students
3
Bainville School
Schoolpublic•83 students
6
Bel Air Elementary School
Schoolpublic•453 students
6
Benhaven Elementary
Schoolpublic•1,030 students
3
Bloomer Elementary School
Schoolpublic•422 students
1
Boone Trail Elementary
Schoolpublic•507 students
6
Brookfield Elementary School
Schoolpublic•288 students
Brownwood Elementary School
Schoolpublic•298 students
Campbell County Central
Schoolpublic
8
Campbell Ridge Elementary School
Schoolpublic•683 students
7
Carlynton Junior-Senior High School
Schoolpublic•595 students
3
Carter Lake Elementary School
Schoolpublic•361 students
6
Catskill Elementary School
Schoolpublic•550 students
5
Chalybeate Elementary School
Schoolpublic•266 students
3
Charles O Stones Intermediate Center
Schoolpublic•343 students
5
Cherokee Elementary School
Schoolpublic•152 students
4
Coats Elementary
Schoolpublic•671 students
4
College View Elementary
Schoolpublic•449 students
5
Crossroads Elementary School
Schoolpublic•596 students
6
Delaware Twp No 1
Schoolpublic•411 students
6
Dodgeville Elementary School
Schoolpublic•383 students
6
Dodgeville Middle School
Schoolpublic•311 students
8
Donald E. Cline Elementary School
Schoolpublic•414 students
1
Dunn Elementary
Schoolpublic•799 students
4
Edison Elementary School
Schoolpublic•432 students
4
Elfrida Elementary School
Schoolpublic•126 students
Emerson Elementary School
Schoolpublic•287 students
3
Erwin Elementary
Schoolpublic•562 students
5
FALKNER ATTENDANCE CENTER
Schoolpublic•512 students
Falkner Elementary School
Schoolpublic•280 students
Falkner High School
Schoolpublic•231 students
5
Franklin Elementary School
Schoolpublic•497 students
3
GC Achieve at J.D. Adams Hall
Schoolpublic•114 students
9
Grant's Lick Elementary School
Schoolpublic•322 students
2
Guadalupe School
Schoolcharter•407 students
4
Harnett Virtual Academy
Schoolpublic•122 students
6
Harold B Lee Elementary School
Schoolpublic•394 students
6
Helix School
Schoolpublic•144 students
9
Hoover Elementary School
Schoolpublic•429 students
Index Elementary School
Schoolpublic•21 students
9
Jennie Wilson Elementary School
Schoolpublic•800 students
9
John W. Reiley Elementary School
Schoolpublic•526 students
7
Johnsonville Elementary
Schoolpublic•475 students
5
Kenneth Henderson Middle School
Schoolpublic•384 students
3
L. K. Moss Elementary School
Schoolpublic•581 students
La Veta Elementary School
Schoolpublic•117 students
7
La Veta Junior-Senior High School
Schoolpublic•121 students
7
Lee-Jackson Elementary School
Schoolpublic•318 students
5
Lewis & Clark Elementary School
Schoolpublic•257 students
3
Lillington-Shawtown Elementary
Schoolpublic•694 students
4
Longfellow Elementary School
Schoolpublic•481 students
5
Marion County Middle/High School
Schoolpublic•668 students
8
Mayfield High School
Schoolpublic•1,257 students
8
Mayfield Middle School
Schoolpublic•895 students
Mayfield Preschool
Schoolpublic•100 students
8
Millridge Elementary School
Schoolpublic•603 students
8
Narragansett Elementary School
Schoolpublic•368 students
North Campbell Tech
Schoolpublic0
8
North Canaan Elementary School
Schoolpublic•238 students
North Harnett Primary
Schoolpublic•352 students
Northern Kentucky Technical College - Highland Heights
Schoolpublic0
6
Overhills Elementary
Schoolpublic•930 students
Phoenix Program
Schoolpublic
5
Raisin City Elementary School
Schoolpublic•255 students
Ridgeway Elementary School
Schoolpublic•52 students
6
Rogersville Elementary School
Schoolpublic•624 students
4
Roosevelt Elementary School
Schoolpublic•462 students
5
Rue Elementary School
Schoolpublic•372 students
5
Saginaw Preparatory Academy
Schoolcharter•382 students
4
Sherwood Elementary School
Schoolpublic•384 students
4
South Athens Elementary School
Schoolpublic•449 students
8
South Creek Elementary School
Schoolpublic•627 students
2
Star Academy
Schoolpublic•18 students
7
Stephen Senior High School
Schoolpublic•131 students
5
Thomas Hunter Middle School
Schoolpublic•283 students
10
Thurston T Nelson Elementary School
Schoolpublic•235 students
3
USD 457 Virtual Academy
Schoolpublic•96 students
7
Walnut Attendance Center
Schoolpublic•508 students
Reported Incidents
Report an IncidentCommunity-reported and third-party-sourced concerns. All incidents are allegations, not established facts.
Inappropriate TeachingPolitical / IdeologicalModerateAdded 2d ago
District Implements SEL, Panorama Surveys
Alleged incident in Council Bluffs Community School District · Iowa
The Council Bluffs Community School District has implemented the CASEL Social Emotional Learning framework. This initiative includes the use of Panorama Student Surveys to gather data on students. The district continues to utilize these programs, which aim to develop self-management and social skills.
Occurred on October 1, 2018Source: Defending Education IndoctriNation Map
Data aggregated from 167 schools in Council Bluffs Community School District.
Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.
Last updated: May 1, 2026Source: GreatSchools, U.S. Department of Education, and school surveys.