Total enrollment
14,960
+640 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District
Iowa · 15,111 students · 5 cities
Iowa City Comm School District runs the local public-school system inside Iowa: 29 K-12 schools serving roughly 15,111 students, with 21 elementary, 3 middle, and 4 high.
4-year change in Iowa City Comm School District
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
28
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Iowa City Comm School District ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Iowa | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.6% | #121 of 169 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 15,111 | #3 of 234 | #552 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 29 | #3 of 234 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.9:1 | #120 of 234 | #4,256 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 41.4% | #84 of 234 | #5,353 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.2% | #6 of 119 | #831 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 Iowa City Comm School District
State test results across the district's 27 scored schools run from Wickham Elementary at 92.1% proficient to Hills Elementary School at 41.8%, a gap of 50.4 points. That is the 5th widest gap among 56 Iowa districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 24 district schools that reported both years went from 13,287 to 13,461 students (up 1%) and from 802 to 957 full-time teachers (up 19%), 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 Iowa City Comm School District
Across 29 schools, Iowa City Comm School District educates about 15,111 students in Iowa. By footprint it is a moderately sized district.
On the school-mix side, Iowa City Comm School District consists of 21 elementary, 3 middle, 4 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 521 in this district, above the Iowa typical of 376.
Trend over the past 4 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 14,960 students, rose 4% from the 14,320 reported in SY 2020-21.
On this page, the community for Iowa City Comm School District discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.