Central Decatur Community School District

Central Decatur Community School District is a rural public school district for Decatur County, Iowa, headquartered in the community of Leon, Iowa. The district contains students from Decatur City, Grand River, Davis City, and Pleasanton. The district covers over 60% of Decatur County.

The average ACT score is 25 and over 95% of all students graduate high school. The colors are red and white, and the mascot is a cardinal.

District Administration
Superintendent of Schools Chris Coffelt

Schools
The district operates three schools, all in Leon:

South Elementary School grades pre-k through 2nd 201 SE 6th Street

North Elementary School grades 3rd through 6th 1203 NE Poplar Street

Junior-Senior High School grades 7th through 12th 1201 NE Poplar Street

Athletics
The Cardinals compete in the Pride of Iowa Conference.

Central Decatur fields teams in football, cross country, wrestling (with Lamoni Community School District), boys and girls basketball, bowling, golf, track and field, baseball, and softball.