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The public elementary schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Black Hawk County, Iowa

Across Black Hawk County, Iowa, 21 public elementary schools are ranked here, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Irving Elementary School leads the list at 10.5:1, against a median of 13.1:1 across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked
21
Black Hawk County, Iowa
Best Students/teacher
10.5:1
Median Students/teacher
13.1:1
LOWEST RATIO · BLACK HAWK COUNTY, IOWA
#SchoolCityDistrictLevelStudentsRatio
1Irving Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary35310.5:1
2Poyner ElementaryEvansdale, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary36211.6:1
3Kingsley Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary33711.6:1
4Highland Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44811.9:1
5Lincoln Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46312.1:1
6Lou Henry Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary46012.1:1
7Kittrell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary57612.4:1
8Lincoln Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary41612.7:1
9Cunningham SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary44312.7:1
10Lowell Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary53812.8:1
11Fred Becker Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary50113.1:1
12La Porte City Elementary SchoolLa Porte City, IAUnion Comm School DistrictElementary26013.3:1
13North Cedar Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary29213.3:1
14Cedar Heights Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45113.4:1
15Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary45813.6:1
16Dunkerton ElementaryDunkerton, IADunkerton Comm School DistrictElementary21513.6:1
17Orange Elementary SchoolWaterloo, IAWaterloo Comm School DistrictElementary51813.7:1
18Southdale Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary53913.9:1
19Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary56915.9:1
20Hudson Elementary SchoolHudson, IAHudson Comm School DistrictElementary56216.5:1
21Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryCedar Falls, IACedar Falls Comm School DistrictElementary47217.3:1
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