East Ridge Elementary

As a mid-sized K-5 school in Coralville, Iowa, East Ridge Elementary teaches 442 students from grades 4 through 5, overseen by Clear Creek Amana Comm School District. By comparison, Iowa's public schools average about 325 students each, so East Ridge Elementary sits 36% above that benchmark.

Clear Creek Amana Comm School District runs 9 schools in total, collectively educating 3,156 students. East Ridge Elementary is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, East Ridge Elementary lists that 70% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder looks like 10% Black, 10% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.4:1. The state averages around 13.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 32% of students at East Ridge Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, East Ridge Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 75.8%; this one delivers 74.4%.

Around the school, Johnson County reports that median household income runs about $74,935, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Johnson County's 43 public schools (combined enrollment of about 20,019 students), East Ridge Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Oak Hill Elementary, roughly 1.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, East Ridge Elementary comes 4th of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 72.8%.

The school occupies a suburban site.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.