Johnson STEAM Academy School

As an average-sized K-5 school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Johnson STEAM Academy School caters to 324 students from grades K through 5, operated by Cedar Rapids Comm School District.

Johnson STEAM Academy School is one of 35 schools operated by Cedar Rapids Comm School District, a district that educates 15,494 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Johnson STEAM Academy School shows that the most-represented group is Black (42%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 33% White, 15% multiracial, 10% Hispanic. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 6%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Johnson STEAM Academy School has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.7:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 70% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Linn County runs at roughly 40%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Johnson STEAM Academy School sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 56.8%; actual is 40.0%, a gap of -16.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Linn County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $77,649 per year, about 35% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Johnson STEAM Academy School is one of 83 public schools in Linn County (combined enrollment of about 36,480 students).

The closest other public school is Empowering Excellence Charter School, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Johnson STEAM Academy School ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 58.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Johnson STEAM Academy School's enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 379 (now 324). The Black share of enrollment declined from 49% to 42% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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