Enrollment
229
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000233
Arthur Elementary School
2630 B AVE NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 · (319)558-2264 · Linn County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL229 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
13.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
161 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2023-24
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 41 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (41) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (38).
Student demographics
63%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 48% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Test scores
ISASP 2023-24 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
66.7%
IA avg 72.7%
Math
67.7%
IA avg 69.8%
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 73 and 70.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Iowa's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Where Arthur Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.4% | #431 of 564 | #27 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.7% | #416 of 564 | #27 of 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.7% | #382 of 564 | #25 of 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 229 | #512 of 705 | #41 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #333 of 561 | #24 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.6% | #118 of 561 | #13 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.3% | #71 of 666 | #7 of 44 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
6-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2023-24Enrollment
229
-128 (-36%) vs 2017
-35% since 1990-91, when it was 354
Student : Teacher
14.4:1
was 17.0:1
% White
56%
was 68%
% Hispanic
9%
was 2%
% Black
16%
was 17%
% Asian
3%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 229 | 15.9 | 14.4:1 | 70% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 242 | 17.5 | 13.9:1 | 63% (153) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 22 | 13.4:1 | 63% (184) |
| 2017-18 | 357 | 21 | 17.0:1 | 55% (196) |
| 2015-16 | 344 | 20 | 17.2:1 | 56% (192) |
| 2010-11 | 341 | 21 | 16.2:1 | 42% (144) |
| 2000-01 | 355 | 21 | 16.9:1 | 15% (55) |
| 1990-91 | 354 | 19 | 18.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arthur Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 36% (357 to 229); teachers down 24% (21 to 15.9).
About Arthur Elementary School
Arthur Elementary School is a public small elementary school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Students in kindergarten through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 229 students. The average among elementary schools in Iowa is roughly 325 students; this school is 30% smaller than that.
Cedar Rapids Comm School District has 35 schools; together they serve 15,494 students.
Roughly 56% of students at Arthur Elementary School are White. Other groups include 16% Black, 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, and 3% Asian. By comparison, Linn County residents are about 84% White. Pick two students at random and there is a 63% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.9:1, with 15.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 70% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in Linn County averages 40%, lower than here.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Arthur Elementary School is 56.8%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 63.4%.
Federal survey data for Linn County show that the median household income is $77,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Linn County is home to 83 public schools and about 36,480 public school students.
Trailside Elementary School is located about 0.1 miles from Arthur Elementary School. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, Arthur Elementary School ranks 1st on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Arthur Elementary School's location as City: Mid-size.
Enrollment is down 36% from 2017-18, when Arthur Elementary School had 357 students, to 2023-24, when it had 229. White enrollment as a share of the school fell from 68% to 56%. The ratio was 17.0:1 in 2017-18 and 14.4:1 in 2023-24.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
Other Arthur Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Arthur Elementary. Arthur Elementary School is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Arthur Elementary SchoolOklahoma City, OK · 445 students
Nearby schools
- Trailside Elementary School0.1 mi · 429
- Franklin Middle School0.5 mi · 469
- George Washington High School0.5 mi · 1,182
- Empowering Excellence Charter School0.9 mi · 120
- Kenwood Leadership Academy School0.9 mi · 386
- Garfield Elementary School1.0 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Arthur Elementary SchoolHow large is Arthur Elementary School?
Arthur Elementary School enrolls approximately 229 students in grades KG-05.
Is Arthur Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arthur Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does Arthur Elementary School have?
Arthur Elementary School employs 16 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.9:1.
What is the student diversity at Arthur Elementary School?
Student demographics at Arthur Elementary School are roughly 56% White, 9% Hispanic, 16% Black, 3% Asian, 15% Two or more.
What district is Arthur Elementary School in?
Arthur Elementary School is part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District.
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