Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190651000227
North Cedar Elementary School
2419 Fern Ave, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · (319) 553-2810 · Black Hawk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
50%
145 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41%
Community
0
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 | 19 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 34 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 38 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (38).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 33% · 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
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ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
73.7%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.4pp since 2023
Math
69.2%
IA avg 70.9% . -4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Iowa schools, those numbers are about 74 and 71. Reading and writing scores are down about 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.7% | 69.2% |
| 2023-24 | 79.1% | 73.9% |
% 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
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
67.1%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 67% 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 North Cedar Elementary School
North Cedar Elementary School's state test result (72.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Cedar Elementary School this school | 292 | 49.7% | 72.9% |
| Francis Marion Intermediate School Marion | 320 | 50.0% | 76.4% |
| Erskine Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 308 | 53.2% | 70.1% |
| Longfellow Elementary Marion | 254 | 42.5% | N/A |
| Parkview Elementary School Marion | 267 | 42.3% | N/A |
| Hoover Elementary School Dubuque | 292 | 44.5% | 63.9% |
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 North Cedar Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.9% | #281 of 564 | #12 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 69.2% | #398 of 564 ▼ 71 | #14 of 21 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.7% | #265 of 564 ▼ 144 | #12 of 21 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 292 | #394 of 705 | #19 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #266 of 561 | #13 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.8% | #268 of 561 | #12 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 49.7% | #226 of 666 | #11 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.1% | #99 of 168 | N/A |
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
292
+36 (+14%) vs 2020
-19% since 1990-91, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 11.1:1
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 | 292 | 21.9 | 13.3:1 | 50% (145) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 21.9 | 13.6:1 | 51% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 260 | 21.9 | 11.9:1 | 50% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 23 | 11.1:1 | 52% (133) |
| 2017-18 | 270 | 24.9 | 10.9:1 | 41% (112) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 23 | 11.7:1 | 46% (123) |
| 2010-11 | 265 | 23 | 11.5:1 | 46% (122) |
| 2000-01 | 273 | 26 | 10.5:1 | 52% (141) |
| 1990-91 | 360 | 19 | 18.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Cedar Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 8% (270 to 292); teachers down 12% (24.9 to 21.9).
About North Cedar Elementary School
North Cedar Elementary School is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Its 292 students are spread across pre-K through 6.
Cedar Falls Comm School District operates 10 schools. Combined enrollment is 5,853 students.
White students are the majority at North Cedar Elementary School, with 76% of enrollment. After that, the student body is 10% multiracial, 9% Black, and 4% Hispanic. That is close to the 80% White share among all Black Hawk County residents. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 21.9 full-time positions, a ratio of 13.3:1. That is close to the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 50%. That tracks the 52% average for public schools in Black Hawk County.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, North Cedar Elementary School is 5.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 72.9% actual, 67.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in Iowa.
County data help place the school in context: in Black Hawk County, the median household income is $66,417, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 30% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 9%. Black Hawk County is home to 35 public schools and about 18,224 public school students.
The nearest other public school, Lincoln Elementary School, is about 1.9 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. By average proficiency, North Cedar Elementary School is 9th among 9 schools close by.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Small.
Federal data show a 14% enrollment gain, from 256 in 2020-21 to 292 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 13.3:1, from 11.1:1.
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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 Cedar Falls Comm School District
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Peet Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Other schools in Cedar Falls
- Cedar Falls High SchoolHigh · 1,333 students
- Peet Junior High SchoolMiddle · 695 students
- Holmes Junior High SchoolMiddle · 628 students
- Helen A Hansen Elementary SchoolElementary · 569 students
- Southdale Elementary SchoolElementary · 539 students
- Bess Streeter Aldrich ElementaryElementary · 472 students
Nearby schools
- Lincoln Elementary School1.9 mi · 416
- Helen A Hansen Elementary School1.9 mi · 569
- Holmes Junior High School1.9 mi · 628
- Peet Junior High School3.1 mi · 695
- Cedar Falls High School3.2 mi · 1,333
- Cedar Heights Elementary School3.4 mi · 451
Frequently asked questions
About North Cedar Elementary SchoolHow many students attend North Cedar Elementary School?
North Cedar Elementary School enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-06.
What grades does North Cedar Elementary School serve?
North Cedar Elementary School serves grades PK-06.
How many teachers does North Cedar Elementary School have?
North Cedar Elementary School employs 22 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at North Cedar Elementary School?
Student demographics at North Cedar Elementary School are roughly 76% White, 4% Hispanic, 9% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is North Cedar Elementary School public or private?
North Cedar Elementary School is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cedar Falls Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.