Helen Lemme Elementary School

Located at 3100 Washington St, in Iowa City, Iowa, Helen Lemme Elementary School is a mid-tier K-5 school that caters to 340 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by Iowa City Comm School District.

Helen Lemme Elementary School is one of 29 schools operated by Iowa City Comm School District, a district that teaches 15,111 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Helen Lemme Elementary School shows that White students make up the majority at 61%; the rest is composed of 18% Hispanic, 15% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 76% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.8:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 38% of students at Helen Lemme Elementary School qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, Helen Lemme Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 72.8%; this one delivers 69.9%.

Around the school, census data for Johnson County shows median household income runs about $74,935, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Johnson County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,019 students), Helen Lemme Elementary School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Robert Lucas Elementary School, roughly 0.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Helen Lemme Elementary School ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 63.6%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Helen Lemme Elementary School has fell 10%, going from 376 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share expanded from 8% to 15%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.