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Christine Grant Elementary
- 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 by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 76 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 21% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientWhat 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 year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.7% | 80.5% |
| 2023-24 | 78.1% | 78.5% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat 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%.
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.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christine Grant Elementary this school | 426 | 18.5% | 76.0% |
| Heritage Elementary Grimes | 530 | 20.2% | N/A |
| Penn Elementary School North Liberty | 512 | 13.3% | 81.6% |
| Westwood Elementary School Ankeny | 551 | 17.6% | 82.9% |
| Paul Norton Elementary School Bettendorf | 403 | 16.9% | 86.0% |
| Anderson Elementary School Bondurant | 531 | 22.4% | 77.6% |
Where Christine Grant Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In 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 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 426 | 32.1 | 13.3:1 | 19% (79) |
| 2023-24 | 521 | 33.8 | 15.4:1 | 17% (86) |
| 2022-23 | 558 | 32.7 | 17.1:1 | 16% (91) |
| 2020-21 | 545 | 31 | 17.6:1 | 14% (79) |
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.
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