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Enrollment
484
Middle
DISTRICT 450 · STATE 400
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000258
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy
300 13th ST NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405 · (319) 558-2153 · Linn County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL484 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of Iowa public middle schools
- DTest 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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.6:1 · STATE 15.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
344 students
DISTRICT 61% · STATE 41%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 148 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 173 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 163 | 34% |
Student demographics
70%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
60.0%
IA avg 73.6% . -5.2pp since 2023
Math
49.2%
IA avg 70.9% . +4.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 up about 4 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 49.2% |
| 2023-24 | 65.2% | 45.1% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.4%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy this school | 484 | 71.1% | 53.1% |
| Wilson Middle School Cedar Rapids | 422 | 78.0% | 44.2% |
| Frank L Smart Middle School Davenport | 430 | 68.8% | 30.9% |
| Callanan Middle School Des Moines | 553 | 79.9% | 50.0% |
| Central Middle School Waterloo | 469 | 85.1% | 47.5% |
| McKinley STEAM Academy Cedar Rapids | 426 | 60.6% | 58.1% |
Matched among Iowa middle 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 Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #206 of 224 | #16 of 17 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.2% | #208 of 224 ▲ 6 | #16 of 17 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #199 of 224 ▼ 6 | #16 of 17 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 484 | #74 of 246 | #10 of 17 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #92 of 180 | #9 of 15 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.6% | #17 of 180 | #2 of 15 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.1% | #19 of 237 | #2 of 17 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #38 of 103 | #6 of 10 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
484
-66 (-12%) vs 2020
-25% since 1990-91, when it was 644
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
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 | 484 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 71% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 528 | 36.1 | 14.7:1 | 71% (377) |
| 2022-23 | 510 | 39.2 | 13.0:1 | 69% (350) |
| 2020-21 | 550 | 46 | 12.0:1 | 72% (394) |
| 2017-18 | 573 | 40.2 | 14.3:1 | 69% (396) |
| 2015-16 | 556 | 37 | 15.0:1 | 68% (377) |
| 2010-11 | 555 | 46 | 12.1:1 | 62% (342) |
| 2000-01 | 567 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 36% (206) |
| 1990-91 | 644 | 48 | 13.4:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (573 to 484); teachers down 15% (40.2 to 34).
About Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy is a middle school in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and it is part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District. The school enrolls 484 students, from grades 6 through 8. Average enrollment for middle schools in Iowa is about 400, so this school runs 21% above that.
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy belongs to Cedar Rapids Comm School District, a district of 35 schools and 15,494 students.
The most common group at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy is Black students, at 41%. Enrollment also includes 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, and 2% Pacific Islander. The school's Black share is 35 points above the 6% share among Linn County residents. The school's diversity index is 70%, meaning two students picked at random have a 70% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reports 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 14.2 students per teacher. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 15.2:1 average for middle schools in Iowa. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 71%. It compares with 40% for public schools in Linn County.
The allk12 Grade for Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy is D. Compared with Iowa public middle schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 56.4%.
Linn County has about 230,004 residents, and the median household income is $77,649, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 35%, and about 6% of people live in poverty. Besides Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, Linn County has 82 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Harrison Elementary School is the closest, at about 0.7 miles. Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy ranks 4th on proficiency.
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels City: Mid-size.
Enrollment at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy dropped 12% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 550 to 484 students. Federal data show the ratio rising from 12.0:1 to 14.2:1.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
Linn County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
230,004
Census ACS
Median income
$77,649
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
35%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
6%
Below federal line
Schools in county
83
36,480 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Harding Middle SchoolMiddle · 710 students
- Taft Middle SchoolMiddle · 593 students
- Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
Other schools in Cedar Rapids
- Prairie High SchoolHigh · 1,766 students
- John F Kennedy High SchoolHigh · 1,648 students
- Thomas Jefferson High SchoolHigh · 1,501 students
- George Washington High SchoolHigh · 1,182 students
- Prairie PointMiddle · 868 students
- Prairie CreekMiddle · 846 students
Nearby schools
- Harrison Elementary School0.7 mi · 277
- Cedar River Academy at Taylor0.7 mi · 355
- Cleveland Elementary School0.7 mi · 254
- Thomas Jefferson High School0.9 mi · 1,501
- City View High1.2 mi · 100
- Madison Elementary School1.2 mi · 153
Frequently asked questions
About Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy?
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy enrolls approximately 484 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy serve?
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy is approximately 14.2:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy?
At Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy, the student body is approximately 34% White, 10% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 10% Two or more.
Is Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy public or private?
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Cedar Rapids Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.