Central Lee Community School District

On October 2, the kindergarten classes took their first field trip of the year to Appleberry Orchard and Lee County Conservation. The purpose of the field trip was to learn abou...

Central Lee Community School District has announced its 2025 Academic Hall of Fame inductees, honoring three individuals whose achievements reflect the values of education, innova...

Two exceptional alumni and one historic team whose impact on Hawk athletics continues to inspire will be inducted into the Central Lee Athletic Hall of Fame as part of the Class o...

Central Lee Community School District has announced the posthumous induction of Marilyn Young into the 2025 Central Lee Fine Arts Hall of Fame. A beloved educator and musician, ...

Eggs, Larva, Pupa, and Butterflies—Oh My! Our 3rd graders are excited to have the unique opportunity to study the life cycle of a monarch butterfly this month! They are raisi...

Centrally Speaking High School Art As soon as the school year begins, the high school art classes jump right into creating—we like to call it organized chaos! We are anticipati...

Hi everyone! It’s been such a great start to the year here at Central Lee Elementary and Middle School. I have been busy supporting students as they settle into routines, build f...

Central Lee Community, Parents, and Students, Each September, the Central Lee Community School District engages an independent firm to audit its financial records. Following the ...

High School Welcome to the new school year! We are fortunate to have an exceptional team of dedicated and talented staff, and our students have already demonstrated a positive ...

The Des Moines Register has named the Central Lee Community School District as one of its 2025 Iowa Top Workplaces. This recognition is based solely on employee feedback collecte...

Central Lee Community School District earned strong ratings in the 2024-25 Iowa School Performance Profiles, with the high school recognized as “High Performing” and the middle an...

The Central Lee Board of Education approved construction bids for Phase I of the district’s baseball/softball renovation project during the September board meeting. The project...

Central Lee High School has been recognized among the nation’s best in the 2025-26 U.S. News & World Report Best High Schools rankings. The school is ranked No. 26 among Iowa hig...

Central Lee High School has been named a Lighthouse School, a prestigious recognition awarded by FranklinCovey to schools demonstrating exceptional implementation of the Leader in...

The Central Lee Community School District recognized the exemplary contributions and dedication of several teachers and staff members during its 2024-25 Annual Awards. High Schoo...

The NAMM Foundation has honored the Central Lee Community School District with the 2025 Best Communities for Music Education Award for the second consecutive year. The designatio...

The Central Lee Community School District is now accepting nominations for the 2025 inductees into its three Halls of Fame. As part of its ongoing alumni recognition program, Cen...

Central Lee Computer Science Happenings! Computer Science is part of the specials rotation at the elementary level for kindergarten through fifth grade. Students participate in ...

At Central Lee Elementary, we encourage students to be leaders and share their unique genius with others. Recently, 4th grader Kristen Weber from Mr. Finney’s class approached me ...

Elementary Music It's been a busy and exciting year in the elementary music room! We kicked off the 2024-25 school year with the return of the Central Lee Youth Choir and Ukule...