Irving Elementary School

Irving Elementary School is an elementary school of middle-of-the-pack scale in Dubuque, Iowa, run under Dubuque Comm School District, educateing 409 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so Irving Elementary School sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

Dubuque Comm School District comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 9,843 students; Irving Elementary School is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Irving Elementary School reports that 77% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 8% multiracial, 7% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Pacific Islander. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 89%.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.5:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 45% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Irving Elementary School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 69.3%; this one delivers 72.2%.

Around the school, census data for Dubuque County shows the typical household earns roughly $77,630 per year, 33% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 6%. Irving Elementary School is one of 26 public schools in Dubuque County (combined enrollment of about 13,164 students).

The closest other public school is Dubuque Senior High School, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Irving Elementary School at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 66.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Irving Elementary School has decreased 19%, going from 507 students in 2018 to 409 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

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