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Enrollment
442
Elementary
DISTRICT 236 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CLEAR CREEK AMANA COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190759002265
East Ridge Elementary
2950 Crossing Ridge Dr, Coralville, IA 52241 · (319) 545-2075 · Johnson County
GRADES 04–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL442 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 47% of Iowa public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats 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
15.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.5:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
32%
143 students
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 41%
Community
4
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 | 204 | 46% |
| Grade 5 | 238 | 54% |
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 46% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Based on grade levels within Clear Creek Amana Comm School District. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
80.8%
IA avg 73.6% . +5.3pp since 2023
Math
77.8%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 81 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 80.8% | 77.8% |
| 2023-24 | 75.5% | 73.7% |
% 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
74.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
75.8%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 76% 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 East Ridge Elementary
East Ridge Elementary's state test result (74.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Ridge Elementary this school | 442 | 32.4% | 74.4% |
| Southeast Elementary School Ankeny | 585 | 33.0% | 72.8% |
| Sergeant Bluff-Luton Elementary School Sergeant Bluff | 383 | 36.0% | 77.1% |
| Kluckhohn Elementary School Le Mars | 407 | 32.9% | 73.0% |
| Pierce Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 334 | 32.9% | 71.6% |
| Prairie Ridge Elementary Cedar Rapids | 438 | 34.7% | 81.4% |
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 East Ridge Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Johnson County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 74.4% | #250 of 564 | #11 of 28 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 77.8% | #260 of 564 ▲ 66 | #9 of 28 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 80.8% | #137 of 564 ▲ 50 | #7 of 28 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 442 | #158 of 705 | #6 of 30 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.4:1 | #481 of 561 | #22 of 23 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #224 of 561 | #19 of 23 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.4% | #466 of 666 | #18 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
442
+154 (+53%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
15.4:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 442 | 28.6 | 15.4:1 | 32% (143) |
| 2023-24 | 396 | 29.6 | 13.4:1 | 29% (116) |
| 2022-23 | 345 | 24.6 | 14.1:1 | 27% (92) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 23% (65) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for East Ridge Elementary.
About East Ridge Elementary
East Ridge Elementary is one of the public schools in Coralville, Iowa. It is a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 442 students at the school, in grades 4 through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in Iowa) has about 325 students.
East Ridge Elementary is one school in Clear Creek Amana Comm School District, a system of 9 schools with 3,156 students.
White students make up a majority at East Ridge Elementary, at 70%. Smaller groups are 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 3% Asian. East Ridge Elementary's diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 28.6 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 15.4:1. This ratio sits 1.7 above the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 32%.
The allk12 Grade for East Ridge Elementary is B-. Compared with Iowa public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 47% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
East Ridge Elementary sits between the top and bottom 10% of Iowa schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 74.4% and a predicted 75.8%.
Census Bureau estimates for Johnson County show that the median household income is $74,935, 55% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. East Ridge Elementary is one of 43 public schools in the county.
The school nearest to East Ridge Elementary is Oak Hill Elementary, at a distance of about 1.3 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, East Ridge Elementary places 4th out of 8 schools in its immediate area.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Federal counts for East Ridge Elementary: 288 students in 2020-21, 442 in 2024-25. A gap this wide can follow a change in the grades offered. The number of students per teacher rose from 12.0 to 15.4 over 4 years.
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Johnson County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
156,639
Census ACS
Median income
$74,935
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
55%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
7%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
20,019 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Clear Creek Amana Comm School District
- Clear Creek Amana High SchoolHigh · 800 students
- Clear Creek Amana Middle SchoolMiddle · 702 students
- North Bend ElementaryElementary · 326 students
- Clear Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · 278 students
- Tiffin ElementaryElementary · 191 students
- Oak Hill ElementaryElementary · 173 students
Other schools in Coralville
- Northwest Middle SchoolMiddle · 1,113 students
- Norman Borlaug Elementary SchoolElementary · 405 students
- Central Elementary SchoolElementary · 343 students
- Wickham ElementaryElementary · 315 students
- Kirkwood Elementary SchoolElementary · 270 students
Other East Ridge Elementary schools
4 other US public schools in 5 states are named East Ridge Elementary. East Ridge Elementary is the 3rd largest of the 5.
- East Ridge Elementary SchoolChattanooga, TN · 959 students
- East Ridge Elementary SchoolOGDEN, UT · 714 students
- East Ridge ElementaryWoodinville, WA · 427 students
- East Ridge Elementary SchoolSWEETWATER, TX · 205 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Hill Elementary1.3 mi · 173
- Tiffin Elementary1.3 mi · 191
- North Central Middle School1.8 mi · 925
- James Van Allen Elementary School2.0 mi · 376
- Wickham Elementary2.3 mi · 315
- Kirkwood Elementary School2.4 mi · 270
Frequently asked questions
About East Ridge ElementaryHow large is East Ridge Elementary?
East Ridge Elementary enrolls approximately 442 students in grades 04-05.
Is East Ridge Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
East Ridge Elementary is an elementary school covering grades 04-05.
How many teachers does East Ridge Elementary have?
East Ridge Elementary employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.4:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at East Ridge Elementary?
At East Ridge Elementary, the student body is approximately 70% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees East Ridge Elementary?
East Ridge Elementary is overseen by Clear Creek Amana Comm School District in Johnson County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.