Olmsted Elementary School
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 622 students
Karen Acres Elementary School
3500 74th St, Urbandale, IA 50322
Grades
K–5
Elementary
Students
233
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
12 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Urbandale Comm School District
Polk County
Schola Grade B · Above average
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other Iowa elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About Karen Acres Elementary School
Karen Acres Elementary School is a public elementary school in Urbandale, Iowa, serving grades K–5. It is part of Urbandale Comm School District. The school is located in a large suburb in Polk County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 233 students were enrolled, with about 12 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical Iowa elementary school (13.1 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is B (above average), compared with 600 Iowa elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–5
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- K–5
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 233 students
- Students per teacher
- 12 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Magnet school
- No
- Locale
- Suburb — Large
- School district
- Urbandale Comm School District
- County
- Polk County
- NCES school ID
- 192868001658
Schools near Karen Acres Elementary School
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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.