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The lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency in Black Hawk County, Iowa

21 public elementary schools in Black Hawk County, Iowa appear in this ranking of the lowest-performing public elementary schools by test proficiency, ranked by the lowest composite state-assessment proficiency. Cunningham School leads the list at 38.1%, against a median of 73.3% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
21
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Best % Proficient
38.1%
Median % Proficient
73.3%
LOWEST PROFICIENCY · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevel% FRLStudents% Proficient
1Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary91.4%44338.1%
2Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary89.5%44848.5%
3Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary77.9%53851.0%
4Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary81.0%46351.8%
5Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary78.0%50153.5%
6Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary89.2%35361.1%
7Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary71.5%57661.5%
8Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary65.9%46062.3%
9Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary59.9%36264.4%
10North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary49.7%29272.9%
11Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary33.7%45173.3%
12Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary49.9%33775.3%
13Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictElementary38.6%21575.4%
14Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary49.6%51876.1%
15Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary28.6%45877.5%
16Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45.2%41678.9%
17Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictElementary25.8%56280.9%
18Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary22.1%53981.4%
19La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictElementary23.8%26083.3%
20Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary12.7%56987.8%
21Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary10.4%47290.7%
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