Wickham Elementary

Wickham Elementary is a mid-tier primary school in Coralville, Iowa, run under Iowa City Comm School District. The school teaches 315 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District (15,111 students total), Wickham Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Wickham Elementary lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. The remainder is composed of 20% Asian, 11% Black, 6% multiracial, 5% Hispanic. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 76%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Wickham Elementary has 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 13.7:1 average. Around 20% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Johnson County runs at roughly 37%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), Wickham Elementary is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 82.1%; this one delivers 92.1%, a residual of +10.0 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Johnson County) records that median household earnings sit near $74,935, roughly 55% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Wickham Elementary is one of 43 public schools in Johnson County (combined enrollment of about 20,019 students).

The closest other public school is Kirkwood Elementary School, roughly 1.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Wickham Elementary. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Wickham Elementary ranks 1st on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 68.9%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 35%: 485 students in 2018 compared to 315 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment increased from 5% to 11% over that span. Class-load math has rose: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 15.3:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.