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Enrollment
386
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000252
Kenwood Leadership Academy School
3700 E AVE NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402 · (319) 558-1465 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL386 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 18% of Iowa public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded Iowa public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
60%
233 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 70 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 48 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (70) is 46% larger than its 5th grade class (48).
Student demographics
69%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
62.1%
IA avg 73.6% . +1.2pp since 2023
Math
61.5%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 62 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.1% | 61.5% |
| 2023-24 | 60.9% | 59.0% |
% 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
59.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
61.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
Schools most like Kenwood Leadership Academy School
Kenwood Leadership Academy School's state test result (59.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenwood Leadership Academy School this school | 386 | 60.4% | 59.0% |
| Garfield Elementary School Davenport | 393 | 59.0% | 47.9% |
| North Hill Elementary School Burlington | 268 | 60.8% | 64.1% |
| Grant Wood Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 356 | 62.4% | 63.3% |
| Adams Elementary School Davenport | 498 | 57.2% | 48.8% |
| Harrison Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 277 | 65.7% | 45.5% |
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 Kenwood Leadership Academy School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #465 of 564 | #30 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.5% | #466 of 564 ▲ 7 | #30 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.1% | #439 of 564 ▼ 14 | #29 of 39 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 386 | #239 of 705 | #18 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #255 of 561 | #15 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.3% | #54 of 561 | #6 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 60.4% | #124 of 666 | #14 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.4% | #86 of 359 | #8 of 30 |
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
386
-40 (-9%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 372
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 386 | 29.1 | 13.3:1 | 60% (233) |
| 2023-24 | 403 | 29.1 | 13.9:1 | 71% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 27.9 | 14.8:1 | 62% (258) |
| 2020-21 | 426 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 70% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 491 | 31.3 | 15.7:1 | 74% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 385 | 24 | 16.0:1 | 66% (254) |
| 2010-11 | 297 | 24 | 12.4:1 | 55% (163) |
| 2000-01 | 304 | 25 | 12.2:1 | 33% (99) |
| 1990-91 | 372 | 26 | 14.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Kenwood Leadership Academy School.
Since 2017-18: students down 21% (491 to 386); teachers down 7% (31.3 to 29.1).
About Kenwood Leadership Academy School
Kenwood Leadership Academy School is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It had 386 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5.
Cedar Rapids Comm School District oversees Kenwood Leadership Academy School and 34 other schools, with 15,494 students in total.
The biggest share of students at Kenwood Leadership Academy School, 45%, is White. The next largest groups are 25% Black, 18% multiracial, and 10% Hispanic. In Linn County overall, about 84% of residents are White. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Kenwood Leadership Academy School scores 69%.
Its ratio of 13.3:1 is based on 29.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in Iowa is about 13.7:1. In all, 60% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is above the 40% average among public schools in Linn County.
Kenwood Leadership Academy School earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 18% of Iowa public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for Kenwood Leadership Academy School is 61.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 59.0%.
The county, Linn County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $77,649 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Counting Kenwood Leadership Academy School, Linn County has 83 public schools.
Kenwood Leadership Academy School is about 0.8 miles from Trailside Elementary School, its nearest public school. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 60.6% on proficiency, and Kenwood Leadership Academy School is below that at 59.0%.
Locale data from NCES put Kenwood Leadership Academy School inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The school shrank from 426 students in 2020-21 to 386 in 2024-25.
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Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Trailside Elementary School0.8 mi · 429
- Harding Middle School0.8 mi · 710
- Arthur Elementary School0.9 mi · 229
- Wright Elementary School0.9 mi · 282
- Franklin Middle School1.3 mi · 469
- Garfield Elementary School1.3 mi · 202
Frequently asked questions
About Kenwood Leadership Academy SchoolHow many students attend Kenwood Leadership Academy School?
Kenwood Leadership Academy School enrolls approximately 386 students in grades PK-05.
Is Kenwood Leadership Academy School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Kenwood Leadership Academy School is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does Kenwood Leadership Academy School have?
Kenwood Leadership Academy School employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
How diverse is Kenwood Leadership Academy School?
Kenwood Leadership Academy School reports a student body of 45% White, 10% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 18% Two or more.
Who oversees Kenwood Leadership Academy School?
Kenwood Leadership Academy School is overseen by Cedar Rapids Comm School District in Linn County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.