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Iowa City, IA
Public School Ratings




Iowa City Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Iowa City Comm School District details

Iowa City Comm School District
1725 N. Dodge Street
Iowa City, IA 52245

14,805 Students enrolled in District

29 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Iowa City Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

4

(10 is best)

Better than 37.3% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
71%
70%
73%
71%
70%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Alexander Elementary School
3571 Sycamore St.
Iowa City, IA, 52240
PK-06
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School
1400 Grissel Place
Iowa City, IA, 52245
PK-06
Buford Garner Elementary School
80 Birch Street
North Liberty, IA, 52317
PK-06
Central Elementary School
501 6th St
Coralville, IA, 52241
PK-06
Christine Grant Elementary School
1000 North Bend Drive
North Liberty, IA, 52317
PK-06
Elizabeth Tate Alt. High School
1528 Mall Drive
Iowa City, IA, 52240
09-12
Ernest Horn Elementary School
600 Koser Ave
Iowa City, IA, 52246
PK-06
Grant Wood Elementary School
1930 Lakeside Dr
Iowa City, IA, 52240
PK-06
Helen Lemme Elementary School
3100 Washington St
Iowa City, IA, 52245
PK-06
Herbert Hoover Elementary School
1355 Barrington Rd
Iowa City, IA, 52240
PK-06
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 56.0% 75.9%
Black 24.3% 7.3%
Hispanic 13.9% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 5.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 40.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 35.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 4.5% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,909 $117,100,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $448 $6,627,000 2.6%
Staff $792 $11,722,000 4.5%
General Administration $169 $2,498,000 1.0%
School Administration $574 $8,493,000 3.3%
Operation $1,303 $19,285,000 7.5%
Transportation $329 $4,872,000 1.9%
Other $343 $5,081,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,957 $58,578,000 22.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,563 $82,355,000 31.9%
Total Expenditures $17,429 $258,033,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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