Total enrollment
15,003
+370 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
35 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
Iowa · 15,494 students · 2 cities
Public K-12 education in Cedar Rapids Comm School District runs across 35 schools with combined enrollment of about 15,494 students, averaging 443 per school.
4-year change in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
31
+1 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Cedar Rapids Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 60.3% | #154 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,494 | #2 of 234 | #536 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 35 | #2 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #162 of 234 | #5,027 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 56.7% | #20 of 234 | #3,244 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #8 of 119 | #1,156 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Cedar Rapids Comm School District
State test results across the district's 30 scored schools run from Viola Gibson Elementary School at 81.9% proficient to Cedar River Academy at Taylor at 37.0%, a gap of 44.8 points. That is the 6th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 28 district schools that reported both years went from 15,622 to 14,195 students (down 9%) and from 984 to 974 full-time teachers (down 1%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
About Cedar Rapids Comm School District
Cedar Rapids Comm School District is a moderately sized public-school district in Iowa. The district maintains 35 schools and serves approximately 15,494 students.
In terms of grade levels, Cedar Rapids Comm School District is made up of 23 elementary, 7 middle, and 5 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 443 in this district, higher than the Iowa typical of 376.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Cedar Rapids Comm School District has expanded 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 14,633 students to 15,003. The school count climbed from 30 to 31 across the same 4-year window.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Cedar Rapids Comm School District discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.