Grant Elementary School

Grant Elementary School is a primary school of moderately sized scale in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District, enrolling 312 students in grades K through 5.

Across the 35 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District (15,494 students total), Grant Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Grant Elementary School lists that the most-represented group is White (46%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 28% Black, 15% multiracial, 9% Hispanic, 3% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 84% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Grant Elementary School has 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 68% of students at Grant Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Linn County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, Grant Elementary School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 57.8%; actual is 44.7%, a gap of -13.1 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Linn County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $77,649 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Linn County's 83 public schools (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students), Grant Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Wilson Middle School, roughly 0.3 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Grant Elementary School ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.9%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Grant Elementary School's enrollment has edged down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 353 (now 312). The White share of enrollment edged down from 69% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.