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Enrollment
565
Elementary
DISTRICT 332 · STATE 325
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT·NCES 190654000731
Viola Gibson Elementary School
6101 Gibson DR NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52411 · (319) 558-2920 · Linn County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL565 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of Iowa public elementary schools
- A-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
17.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.6:1 · STATE 13.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
93 students
DISTRICT 61% · 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 | 49 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 84 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (92) is 21% larger than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
27%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
86.0%
IA avg 73.6% . +8.7pp since 2023
Math
89.4%
IA avg 70.9% . +3.2pp since 2023
What this means: On the ISASP, Iowa's statewide test, about 86 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 89 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
ISASP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 86.0% | 89.4% |
| 2023-24 | 77.3% | 86.2% |
% 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
81.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
83.7%
based on IA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 82% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 84% 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 Viola Gibson Elementary School
Viola Gibson Elementary School's state test result (81.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Viola Gibson Elementary School this school | 565 | 16.5% | 81.8% |
| Lakewood Elementary School Norwalk | 554 | 17.3% | 79.3% |
| Oviatt Elementary School Norwalk | 548 | 14.4% | N/A |
| Westwood Elementary School Ankeny | 551 | 17.6% | 82.9% |
| Meadow View Elementary Adel | 520 | 19.6% | 83.3% |
| Alan Shepard Elementary School Long Grove | 467 | 18.4% | 83.5% |
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 Viola Gibson Elementary School ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In Iowa | In Linn County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 81.8% | #101 of 564 | #5 of 39 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 89.4% | #40 of 564 ▲ 46 | #2 of 39 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 86.0% | #54 of 564 ▲ 104 | #3 of 39 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 565 | #54 of 705 | #1 of 45 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.3:1 | #543 of 561 | #41 of 42 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.1% | #362 of 561 | #36 of 42 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 16.5% | #621 of 666 | #40 of 44 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #337 of 359 | #30 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
565
+3 (+1%) vs 2020
+2% since 2010-11, when it was 556
Student : Teacher
17.3:1
was 17.6:1
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 | 565 | 32.7 | 17.3:1 | 16% (93) |
| 2023-24 | 575 | 34.7 | 16.6:1 | 15% (87) |
| 2022-23 | 591 | 35.6 | 16.6:1 | 14% (81) |
| 2020-21 | 562 | 32 | 17.6:1 | 19% (107) |
| 2017-18 | 578 | 32.4 | 17.8:1 | 17% (101) |
| 2015-16 | 472 | 28 | 16.9:1 | 17% (80) |
| 2010-11 | 556 | 32 | 17.4:1 | 22% (120) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Viola Gibson Elementary School.
Since 2017-18: students down 2% (578 to 565); teachers up 1% (32.4 to 32.7).
About Viola Gibson Elementary School
In Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Viola Gibson Elementary School is a large elementary school. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 565 students. That puts enrollment 74% bigger than the 325-student average for elementary schools in Iowa.
Viola Gibson Elementary School is among 35 schools run by Cedar Rapids Comm School District, which serves 15,494 students.
The share of White students at Viola Gibson Elementary School is 85%. The remaining shares are 7% multiracial and 5% Hispanic. In Linn County overall, the White share is about 84%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Viola Gibson Elementary School scores 27%.
The school lists 32.7 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.3:1. Statewide, elementary schools in Iowa average 13.7:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 16% of the student body. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Linn County is 40%.
Among Iowa public elementary schools, Viola Gibson Elementary School outscored 64%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Viola Gibson Elementary School, the prediction is 83.7% and the result is 81.8%.
For the population of Linn County, the median household earns about $77,649 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 35% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 6%. Viola Gibson Elementary School shares Linn County with 82 other public schools.
Hiawatha Elementary School sits about 1.8 miles from Viola Gibson Elementary School. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 67.4%, lower than Viola Gibson Elementary School's 81.8%.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Mid-size: inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment in 2024-25 was 565, close to the 562 recorded in 2020-21.
The discussion board for Viola Gibson Elementary School is open to topics like athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- West Willow Elementary SchoolElementary · 555 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
- Hiawatha Elementary School1.8 mi · 334
- John F Kennedy High School2.0 mi · 1,648
- Pierce Elementary School2.2 mi · 334
- Nixon Elementary School2.4 mi · 289
- Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle2.5 mi · 44
- Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary2.5 mi · 16
Frequently asked questions
About Viola Gibson Elementary SchoolWhat is the total enrollment at Viola Gibson Elementary School?
Viola Gibson Elementary School enrolls approximately 565 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does Viola Gibson Elementary School serve?
Viola Gibson Elementary School serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Viola Gibson Elementary School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Viola Gibson Elementary School is approximately 17.3:1 (33 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Viola Gibson Elementary School?
At Viola Gibson Elementary School, the student body is approximately 85% White, 5% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is Viola Gibson Elementary School in?
Viola Gibson Elementary School is part of Cedar Rapids Comm School District.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.