Cardinal Junior High

Regular School · Eldon, IA

Cardinal Junior High is a regular school school in Eldon, Iowa, serving grades 05–08 with 314 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 17.8:1.

Level

Middle

Grades

05 – 08

Enrollment

314

Teachers (FTE)

17.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

17.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	271	86%
Hispanic/Latino	24	8%
Two or more races	14	4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	3	1%
Black or African American	2	1%
Total enrollment	314	137M / 177F

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	54.0% -10.9pp	64.9%	257
Reading Proficiency	60.0% -8.7pp	68.7%	257
Science Proficiency	50-54%	—	128

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

32 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

2.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

9.9% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	314	100%

Contact & Location

4045 Ashland Road

Eldon, IA 52554

Phone: (641)652-7531

http://www.cardinalcomet.com

District

Cardinal Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $16,548

District enrollment: 1,074

Other Schools in District

Cardinal Elementary Elementary
Cardinal High School High

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52554) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

190624002246

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD