Enrollment
100
High
DISTRICT 944 · STATE 468
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654002318
City View High
501 1st St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401 · (319) 558-2000 · Linn County
GRADES 09–11HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL100 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 20% of Iowa public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
17.0:1
6 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.8:1 · STATE 17.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
50 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 32 | 32% |
| Grade 10 | 55 | 55% |
| Grade 11 | 13 | 13% |
Student demographics
55%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.
Gender split
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
79.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +15.1pp since 2023
Math
66.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +19.0pp 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 66 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are up about 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 79.0% | 66.2% |
| 2023-24 | 63.9% | 47.2% |
% 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
61.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.9%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 City View High
City View High's state test result (61.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| City View High this school | 100 | 50.0% | 61.2% |
| Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn High School Hartley | 203 | 50.2% | 71.7% |
| Westside Junior-Senior High School Westside | 108 | 50.9% | 86.8% |
| GMG Secondary School Garwin | 205 | 51.2% | 63.8% |
| West Monona High School Onawa | 161 | 42.2% | 75.6% |
| West Harrison Middle School/High School Mondamin | 156 | 51.9% | 76.1% |
Matched among Iowa high 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 City View High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.2% | #273 of 313 | #12 of 14 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.2% | #217 of 314 ▲ 80 | #10 of 14 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #139 of 314 ▲ 143 | #6 of 14 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 100 | #321 of 340 | #15 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.0% | #53 of 320 | #4 of 15 |
Ranked against other public high 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.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 100 | 5.9 | 17.0:1 | 50% (50) |
| 2023-24 | 100 | N/A | N/A | 45% (45) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for City View High.
About City View High
City View High is a small high school in Iowa, located in Cedar Rapids. The student body numbers 100 students, from grades 9 through 11. An average school in this group (high schools in Iowa) has about 468 students.
City View High is one school in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, a system of 35 schools with 15,494 students.
At 62%, White students outnumber all other groups at City View High combined. It is also 12% Black, 12% multiracial, and 11% Hispanic. Linn County's residents are about 84% White, 22 points above the school's share. By the diversity index, City View High comes in at 55%.
Federal data list 5.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at City View High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 17.0:1. High schools in Iowa average about 17.3:1, a similar figure. The lunch program counts 50% of students at City View High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Linn County.
City View High is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 20% of Iowa public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
City View High's average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.2% is 5.7 points below the 66.9% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Linn County has about 230,004 residents, and median household income is about $77,649, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 6%. Federal data list 83 public schools in Linn County, with a combined enrollment of about 36,480.
Nearby, Cedar River Academy at Taylor is about 0.7 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 46.3%; City View High's is 61.2%, ranking 1st of 7.
Locale data from NCES put City View High inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 City View High schools
One other US public school is named City View High. City View High is the largest of the 2.
- City View High SchoolPHOENIX, AZ · 72 students
Nearby schools
- Cedar River Academy at Taylor0.7 mi · 355
- Metro High School0.7 mi · 288
- McKinley STEAM Academy0.7 mi · 426
- Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy1.2 mi · 484
- Wilson Middle School1.3 mi · 422
- Harrison Elementary School1.3 mi · 277
Frequently asked questions
About City View HighHow many students attend City View High?
City View High enrolls approximately 100 students in grades 09-11.
What grades does City View High serve?
City View High serves grades 09-11.
How many teachers does City View High have?
City View High employs 6 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.0:1.
How diverse is City View High?
City View High reports a student body of 62% White, 11% Hispanic, 12% Black, 12% Two or more.
Who oversees City View High?
City View High is overseen by Cedar Rapids Comm School District in Linn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.