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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Orchard Hill Elementary School administration to hear?
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Enrollment
458
Elementary
DISTRICT 457 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR FALLS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190651000228
Orchard Hill Elementary School
3909 Rownd St, Cedar Falls, IA 50613 · (319) 553-2465 · Black Hawk County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY13-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL458 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 58% of Iowa public elementary schools
- B+Test 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
13.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.3:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
29%
131 students
DISTRICT 27% · STATE 41%
Community
5
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 63 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 40% larger than its 6th grade class (55).
Student demographics
38%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
Test scores
ISASP 2024-25 . % ProficientEnglish Language Arts
82.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +6.2pp since 2023
Math
82.0%
IA avg 70.9% . +2.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 82 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 82.0% |
| 2023-24 | 75.8% | 79.6% |
% 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
77.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
77.6%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 78% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 78% 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 Orchard Hill Elementary School
Orchard Hill Elementary School's state test result (77.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orchard Hill Elementary School this school | 458 | 28.6% | 77.5% |
| Bowman Woods Elementary School Cedar Rapids | 413 | 27.8% | 79.5% |
| John Kennedy Elementary School Dubuque | 493 | 29.8% | 77.5% |
| Southdale Elementary School Cedar Falls | 539 | 22.1% | 81.4% |
| Hartford Upper Elementary Hartford | 303 | 27.1% | 77.0% |
| Crocker Elementary School Ankeny | 489 | 21.5% | 80.1% |
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 Orchard Hill Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Black Hawk County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 77.5% | #179 of 564 | #7 of 21 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #174 of 564 ▲ 37 | #9 of 21 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #117 of 564 ▲ 63 | #6 of 21 ▲ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 458 | #137 of 705 | #11 of 21 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #298 of 561 | #15 of 21 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #283 of 561 | #14 of 21 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.6% | #524 of 666 | #16 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +26.2% | #27 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
458
+11 (+2%) vs 2020
+43% since 1990-91, when it was 321
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 458 | 33.7 | 13.6:1 | 29% (131) |
| 2023-24 | 452 | 33.8 | 13.4:1 | 34% (152) |
| 2022-23 | 436 | 33.9 | 12.9:1 | 32% (138) |
| 2020-21 | 447 | 33 | 13.6:1 | 27% (119) |
| 2017-18 | 363 | 27.8 | 13.1:1 | 21% (76) |
| 2015-16 | 394 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 33% (129) |
| 2010-11 | 367 | 23 | 16.0:1 | 25% (92) |
| 2000-01 | 302 | 20 | 15.1:1 | 25% (74) |
| 1990-91 | 321 | 15 | 21.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Orchard Hill Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students up 26% (363 to 458); teachers up 21% (27.8 to 33.7).
About Orchard Hill Elementary School
Students in Cedar Falls, Iowa, attend Orchard Hill Elementary School, a mid-sized elementary school. Students in pre-K through 6 make up the school's enrollment of 458 students. Elementary schools in Iowa have about 325 students on average; enrollment here is 41% higher.
Cedar Falls Comm School District oversees Orchard Hill Elementary School and 9 other schools, with 5,853 students in total.
The share of White students at Orchard Hill Elementary School is 78%, a majority. After that, the student body is 9% multiracial, 5% Asian, 4% Hispanic, and 3% Pacific Islander. Census estimates put Black Hawk County at about 80% White, close to the school's figure. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 38, compared with 70 nationally.
Orchard Hill Elementary School reports a ratio of 13.6 students per teacher, from 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is in line with the 13.7:1 average for elementary schools in Iowa. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Orchard Hill Elementary School, 29% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in Black Hawk County, the average eligibility rate is 52%.
Orchard Hill Elementary School holds a B allk12 Grade, placing it above 58% of Iowa public elementary schools.
On BeatsExpectations, Orchard Hill Elementary School is within a point of its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of Iowa schools.
The school is in Black Hawk County, where median household income comes to about $66,417, 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 9% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Black Hawk County counts 35 public schools with about 18,224 students.
Orchard Hill Elementary School's nearest public school is Southdale Elementary School (about 0.9 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. On average proficiency, Orchard Hill Elementary School is 6th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Small by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 447 to 458.
The discussion board for Orchard Hill Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
Other Orchard Hill Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Orchard Hill Elementary. Orchard Hill Elementary School is the 3rd largest of the 4.
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolSkillman, NJ · 755 students
- Orchard Hill ElementaryWINDSOR, CO · 548 students
- Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolMedford, OR · 273 students
Nearby schools
- Southdale Elementary School0.9 mi · 539
- Cedar Heights Elementary School1.1 mi · 451
- Peet Junior High School1.3 mi · 695
- Central Middle School1.3 mi · 469
- Fred Becker Elementary School1.8 mi · 501
- Lincoln Elementary School2.5 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About Orchard Hill Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Orchard Hill Elementary School?
Orchard Hill Elementary School enrolls approximately 458 students in grades PK-06.
Is Orchard Hill Elementary School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Orchard Hill Elementary School is an elementary school covering grades PK-06.
How many teachers does Orchard Hill Elementary School have?
Orchard Hill Elementary School employs 34 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.
What is the student diversity at Orchard Hill Elementary School?
Student demographics at Orchard Hill Elementary School are roughly 78% White, 4% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is Orchard Hill Elementary School public or private?
Orchard Hill 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.