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Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 454 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WATERLOO COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 193048001724
Irving Elementary School
1115 W. 5th Street, Waterloo, IA 50702 · (319) 433-2800 · Black Hawk County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
315 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 41%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 67 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 59 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 52 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (52).
Student demographics
77%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 74% · 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
68.3%
IA avg 73.6% . +10.4pp since 2023
Math
64.8%
IA avg 70.9% . -3.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.3% | 64.8% |
| 2023-24 | 57.9% | 68.3% |
% Proficient, all students and all tested grades.
Source: ISASP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of IA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.3%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 47% typical for Iowa schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 14 points, placing it in Iowa's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Irving Elementary School
Irving Elementary School's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irving Elementary School this school | 353 | 89.2% | 61.1% |
| Madison Elementary School Davenport | 318 | 80.5% | 27.8% |
| Van Buren Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 429 | 83.7% | 43.7% |
| Highland Elementary School Waterloo | 448 | 89.5% | 48.5% |
| Lincoln Elementary School Waterloo | 463 | 81.0% | 51.8% |
| Jessie Franklin Taylor Des Moines | 195 | 88.2% | N/A |
Matched among Iowa elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Irving Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #452 of 564 | #16 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.8% | #450 of 564 ▼ 45 | #15 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.3% | #355 of 564 ▲ 95 | #14 of 21 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #286 of 705 | #17 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #18 of 561 | #1 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.7% | #5 of 561 | #2 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.2% | #14 of 666 | #3 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.8% | #35 of 359 | #1 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
353
-76 (-18%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 496
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 11.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 353 | 33.5 | 10.5:1 | 89% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 32.6 | 11.9:1 | 90% (350) |
| 2022-23 | 402 | 32 | 12.6:1 | 92% (369) |
| 2020-21 | 429 | 37 | 11.6:1 | 90% (388) |
| 2017-18 | 496 | 32.7 | 15.2:1 | 61% (303) |
| 2015-16 | 464 | 35 | 13.3:1 | 90% (416) |
| 2010-11 | 420 | 37 | 11.3:1 | 89% (373) |
| 2000-01 | 346 | 20 | 17.3:1 | 54% (186) |
| 1990-91 | 496 | 20 | 24.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Irving Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 29% (496 to 353); teachers up 2% (32.7 to 33.5).
About Irving Elementary School
As a mid-sized elementary school, Irving Elementary School serves students in Waterloo, Iowa. It reported 353 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25.
Irving Elementary School is among 18 schools run by Waterloo Comm School District, which serves 10,484 students.
Black students make up 36% of enrollment at Irving Elementary School, the largest share of any group. Other reported shares: 20% White, 18% Hispanic, 16% multiracial, and 8% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 9% Black among all Black Hawk County residents. A diversity index of 77% means there is a 77% chance two randomly chosen students at Irving Elementary School are from different groups.
Irving Elementary School has a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.5:1, with 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is 13.7:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 89% at Irving Elementary School. Across public schools in Black Hawk County, the average is 52%.
Irving Elementary School posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 61.1%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in Iowa are predicted to post 47.3%, so the school is 13.8 points ahead and in the state's top 10%.
In the wider Black Hawk County area, the median household earns about $66,417 a year, about 30% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Across Black Hawk County, 35 public schools serve about 18,224 students.
About 0.8 miles separate Irving Elementary School from the closest public school, Lowell Elementary School. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Irving Elementary School is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
For locale, NCES codes Irving Elementary School as City: Small.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 353, compared with 429 in 2020-21. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.5:1, from 11.6:1.
The discussion board for Irving Elementary School is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Waterloo Comm School District
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other schools in Waterloo
- West High SchoolHigh · 1,696 students
- East High SchoolHigh · 1,016 students
- Hoover Middle SchoolMiddle · 848 students
- Kittrell Elementary SchoolElementary · 576 students
- Expo Alternative Learning CenterHigh · 561 students
- Lowell Elementary SchoolElementary · 538 students
Other Irving Elementary schools
18 other US public schools in 11 states are named Irving Elementary. Irving Elementary School is the 12th largest of the 19.
- Irving Elementary SchoolSioux City, IA · 605 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolDubuque, IA · 409 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolIndianola, IA · 395 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolOak Park, IL · 509 students
- Irving Elementary SchoolMESA, AZ · 488 students
Nearby schools
- Lowell Elementary School0.8 mi · 538
- Kingsley Elementary School0.9 mi · 337
- West High School1.1 mi · 1,696
- Kittrell Elementary School1.3 mi · 576
- East High School1.4 mi · 1,016
- Hoover Middle School1.7 mi · 848
Frequently asked questions
About Irving Elementary SchoolHow many students attend Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School enrolls approximately 353 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Irving Elementary School serve?
Irving Elementary School serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at Irving Elementary School?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at Irving Elementary School.
How diverse is Irving Elementary School?
Irving Elementary School reports a student body of 20% White, 18% Hispanic, 36% Black, 3% Asian, 16% Two or more.
What district is Irving Elementary School in?
Irving Elementary School is part of Waterloo Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.