Helen A Hansen Elementary School

Set in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Helen A Hansen Elementary School is a roomy elementary campus, part of Cedar Falls Comm School District. It works with 569 students across grades pre-K through 6. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Helen A Hansen Elementary School sits 75% bigger than that benchmark.

Across the 10 schools in Cedar Falls Comm School District (5,853 students total), Helen A Hansen Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Helen A Hansen Elementary School records that nearly all students (84%) are White. Other groups include 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black, 2% Hispanic.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.9:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Roughly 13% of students at Helen A Hansen Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Black Hawk County (around 52%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Helen A Hansen Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 85.6%; this one delivers 87.8%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Black Hawk County put the typical household earns roughly $66,417 per year, about 30% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Across Black Hawk County's 35 public schools (combined enrollment of about 18,224 students), Helen A Hansen Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Holmes Junior High School, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Helen A Hansen Elementary School at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 80.8%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Helen A Hansen Elementary School has shrank 8%, going from 619 students in 2018 to 569 in 2025.

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