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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary administration to hear?
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Enrollment
472
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190651002256
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary
2526 Ashworth Drive, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · (319) 553-2901 · Black Hawk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL472 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 91% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
10%
49 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 67 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 53 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 9% larger than its 6th grade class (53).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
90.5%
IA avg 73.6% . -1.6pp since 2023
Math
89.7%
IA avg 70.9% . -2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 91 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 90 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.5% | 89.7% |
| 2023-24 | 92.1% | 92.1% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
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
90.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
86.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 91% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 87% 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 →
Schools most like Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary's state test result (90.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary this school | 472 | 10.4% | 90.7% |
| Abbie Grove Elementary Ankeny | 445 | 11.5% | N/A |
| Cody Elementary School LeClaire | 443 | 13.8% | 88.8% |
| Helen A Hansen Elementary School Cedar Falls | 569 | 12.7% | 87.8% |
| North Ridge Elementary Grimes | 412 | 13.3% | N/A |
| Prairie Trail Elementary Ankeny | 526 | 5.9% | 90.2% |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 90.7% | #8 of 564 | #1 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.7% | #39 of 564 ▼ 23 | #1 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.5% | #18 of 564 ▼ 13 | #1 of 21 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 472 | #120 of 705 | #8 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #541 of 561 | #21 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.8% | #372 of 561 | #18 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 10.4% | #647 of 666 | #21 of 21 |
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.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
472
+25 (+6%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 16.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 472 | 27.4 | 17.3:1 | 10% (49) |
| 2023-24 | 475 | 27.7 | 17.1:1 | 9% (41) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 29.4 | 16.5:1 | 8% (39) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 28 | 16.0:1 | 5% (23) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary.
About Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is classified as an elementary school. It is located in Cedar Falls, Iowa. The school serves pre-K through 6. Enrollment is 472 students. It has 45% more students than the average for elementary schools in Iowa (about 325).
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is one of 10 schools in Cedar Falls Comm School District, which enrolls 5,853 students in total.
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is 86% White by enrollment. The remaining shares are 5% multiracial, 3% Asian, 3% Hispanic, and 3% Black. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary scores 25%.
Its staff includes 27.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 17.3 students per teacher. The gap from the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa is 3.5 students per teacher. Roughly 10% of students at Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Black Hawk County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
On the allk12 Grade, Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary lands at A, ahead of 91% of Iowa public elementary schools.
In Iowa, Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 90.7% actual against a predicted 86.8%.
Black Hawk County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $66,417, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 30%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. There are 35 public schools in the county, enrolling about 18,224, Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary among them.
Among nearby public schools, Cedar Falls High School is closest at about 1.5 miles. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is 1st among 9 schools close by.
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is inside a principal city with a population under 100,000, a location NCES labels City: Small.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment rose from 447 to 472, a 6% increase. The student-to-teacher ratio went up from 16.0:1 to 17.3:1.
The allk12 page for Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Falls Comm School District
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Peet Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other schools in Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Peet Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar Falls High School1.5 mi · 1,333
- Southdale Elementary School2.1 mi · 539
- Peet Junior High School2.4 mi · 695
- Helen A Hansen Elementary School2.8 mi · 569
- Holmes Junior High School2.8 mi · 628
- Orchard Hill Elementary School2.9 mi · 458
Frequently asked questions
About Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryHow many students attend Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary?
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary enrolls approximately 472 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary serve?
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is approximately 17.3:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary?
Student demographics at Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary are roughly 86% White, 3% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary public or private?
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cedar Falls Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.