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Christine Grant Elementary

1000 North Bend Drive, North Liberty, IA 52317 · (319) 688-1500 · Johnson County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 40% of Iowa public elementary schools
  • BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

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

Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 333 · STATE 325
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
79 students
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K317%
Kindergarten5914%
Grade 15613%
Grade 26816%
Grade 36114%
Grade 47618%
Grade 57518%

This year's kindergarten class (59) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).

Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 66% · STATE 48% · US 70%
White
32175%
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 70% · US 43%
Hispanic
246%
DISTRICT 14% · STATE 14% · US 30%
Black
5112%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 7% · US 15%
Asian
61%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 2% · US 6%
Two+
246%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 5% · US 5%
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
Male
22052%
Female
20648%

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Test scores

ISASP 2024-25 . % Proficient
English Language Arts
78.7%
IA avg 73.6% . +0.6pp since 2023
Math
80.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 79 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 81 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.

ISASP results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2578.7%80.5%
2023-2478.1%78.5%
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
82.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.7pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 83% 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 Christine Grant Elementary

Christine Grant Elementary's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
Christine Grant Elementary this school42618.5%76.0%
Heritage Elementary
Grimes
53020.2%N/A
Penn Elementary School
North Liberty
51213.3%81.6%
Westwood Elementary School
Ankeny
55117.6%82.9%
Paul Norton Elementary School
Bettendorf
40316.9%86.0%
Anderson Elementary School
Bondurant
53122.4%77.6%
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 Christine Grant Elementary ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn IowaIn Johnson County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
76.0%#222 of 564#9 of 28
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
80.5%#218 of 564
▲ 18
#8 of 28
no change
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
78.7%#169 of 564
▼ 20
#9 of 28
▼ 2
Enrollment
ranked largest first
426#187 of 705#8 of 30
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
13.3:1#258 of 561#13 of 23
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
41.1%#267 of 561#21 of 23
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
18.5%#613 of 666#27 of 30
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 2024-25
Enrollment
426
-119 (-22%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2542632.113.3:119% (79)
2023-2452133.815.4:117% (86)
2022-2355832.717.1:116% (91)
2020-215453117.6:114% (79)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Christine Grant Elementary.

About Christine Grant Elementary

Students in North Liberty, Iowa, attend Christine Grant Elementary, a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 426 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5. That is 31% larger than the average of about 325 students for elementary schools in Iowa.

Across its 29 schools, Iowa City Comm School District enrolls 15,111 students. Christine Grant Elementary is one of those schools.

Of every 100 students at Christine Grant Elementary, about 75 are White. After that, the student body is 12% Black, 6% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. Among Johnson County residents, the White share is about 76%. The diversity index for Christine Grant Elementary is 41%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.

The school's 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. It is about the same as the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. At Christine Grant Elementary, 19% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. Across public schools in Johnson County, the average is 37%.

Christine Grant Elementary holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 40% of Iowa public elementary schools.

Based on student poverty, the model expects 82.7% at Christine Grant Elementary; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 76.0%.

American Community Survey estimates for Johnson County show that the median household earns about $74,935 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 55%, and roughly 7% of residents are in poverty. Across Johnson County, 43 public schools serve about 20,019 students.

Penn Elementary School sits about 0.7 miles from Christine Grant Elementary. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, Christine Grant Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.

The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Mid-size).

Enrollment figures show a decline of 119 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 13.3:1, from 17.6:1.

The allk12 page for Christine Grant Elementary lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.

Johnson County at a glance

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Population
156,639
Census ACS
Median income
$74,935
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
20,019 students

Quick facts

School name
Christine Grant Elementary
District
Iowa City Comm School District
Address
1000 North Bend Drive, North Liberty, IA 52317
Phone
(319) 688-1500
County
Johnson County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
426
Teachers (FTE)
32
Student–teacher ratio
13.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
79 (19%)
Locale
22-Suburb: Mid-size
NCES ID
191470002250
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

Related schools

Other schools in Iowa City Comm School District
Other schools in North Liberty
Nearby schools

Frequently asked questions

About Christine Grant Elementary
How large is Christine Grant Elementary?
Christine Grant Elementary enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-05.
Is Christine Grant Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Christine Grant Elementary is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Christine Grant Elementary have?
Christine Grant Elementary employs 32 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at Christine Grant Elementary?
Student demographics at Christine Grant Elementary are roughly 75% White, 6% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is Christine Grant Elementary public or private?
Christine Grant Elementary is a public K-12 school, overseen by Iowa City Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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