North Cedar Elementary School

Located at 2419 Fern Ave, in Cedar Falls, Iowa, North Cedar Elementary School is a moderately sized elementary campus that instructs 292 students (grades pre-K through 6), one of the schools within Cedar Falls Comm School District.

Across the 10 schools in Cedar Falls Comm School District (5,853 students total), North Cedar Elementary School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, North Cedar Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 10% multiracial, 9% Black, 4% Hispanic. That composition is broadly in line with Black Hawk County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, North Cedar Elementary School logs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 50% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, North Cedar Elementary School performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 67.1%, the actual is 72.9%, a residual of +5.8 points.

In the broader community, Black Hawk County reports that the typical household earns roughly $66,417 per year, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. North Cedar Elementary School is one of 35 public schools in Black Hawk County (combined enrollment of about 18,224 students).

The closest other public school is Lincoln Elementary School, roughly 1.9 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), North Cedar Elementary School ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 81.0%.

North Cedar Elementary School operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at North Cedar Elementary School has expanded 8%, going from 270 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 89% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 10.9:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 today.

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