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Enrollment
569
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190651000223
Helen A Hansen Elementary School
616 Holmes Dr, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · (319) 553-2775 · Black Hawk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL569 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
72 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41%
Community
4
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 80 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 107 | 19% |
Student demographics
29%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
90.4%
IA avg 73.6% . +3.1pp since 2023
Math
87.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 88 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.4% | 87.8% |
| 2023-24 | 87.3% | 86.8% |
% 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
87.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
85.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 86% 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 →
Where Helen A Hansen Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #24 of 564 | #2 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 87.8% | #65 of 564 | #2 of 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.4% | #19 of 564 | #2 of 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 569 | #52 of 705 | #2 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #506 of 561 | #19 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.9% | #345 of 561 | #17 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.1% | #246 of 359 | #11 of 13 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
569
-50 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 16.4:1
% White
84%
was 85%
% Hispanic
2%
was 2%
% Black
2%
was 3%
% Asian
4%
was 5%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 569 | 35.8 | 15.9:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2023-24 | 565 | 33.8 | 16.7:1 | 17% (96) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 33.9 | 17.4:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 619 | 37.6 | 16.4:1 | 14% (84) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Helen A Hansen Elementary School.
About Helen A Hansen Elementary School
A large elementary school in Cedar Falls, Iowa, Helen A Hansen Elementary School is part of Cedar Falls Comm School District. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 569 students. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 75% higher.
Helen A Hansen Elementary School is part of Cedar Falls Comm School District, where 10 schools serve 5,853 students.
Helen A Hansen Elementary School is 84% White by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 8% multiracial, 4% Asian, 2% Black, and 2% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Helen A Hansen Elementary School scores 29%.
For every teacher at Helen A Hansen Elementary School, there are about 15.9 students; the school has 35.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 13%. Across public schools in Black Hawk County, the average is 52%.
Schools in Iowa with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 85.6%. Helen A Hansen Elementary School scores 87.8%.
In the wider Black Hawk County area, median household income comes to about $66,417, roughly 30% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Black Hawk County counts 35 public schools with about 18,224 students.
Among nearby public schools, Holmes Junior High School is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Helen A Hansen Elementary School comes in 2nd of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies Helen A Hansen Elementary School's location as City: Small.
Over 7 years, enrollment decreased by 50 students, from 619 to 569.
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Black Hawk County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
131,049
Census ACS
Median income
$66,417
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
30%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
35
18,224 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Falls Comm School District
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Peet Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Other schools in Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Peet Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryElementary · 472 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolElementary · 458 students
Nearby schools
- Holmes Junior High School0.1 mi · 628
- Lincoln Elementary School1.0 mi · 416
- Cedar Falls High School1.3 mi · 1,333
- Peet Junior High School1.9 mi · 695
- North Cedar Elementary School1.9 mi · 292
- Southdale Elementary School2.5 mi · 539
Frequently asked questions
About Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Helen A Hansen Elementary School?
Helen A Hansen Elementary School enrolls approximately 569 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does Helen A Hansen Elementary School serve?
Helen A Hansen Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Helen A Hansen Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Helen A Hansen Elementary School is approximately 15.9:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Helen A Hansen Elementary School?
At Helen A Hansen Elementary School, the student body is approximately 84% White, 2% Hispanic, 2% Black, 4% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Helen A Hansen Elementary School public or private?
Helen A Hansen Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cedar Falls Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.