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Cedar Rapids, IA
Public School Ratings




Cedar Rapids Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cedar Rapids Comm School District details

Cedar Rapids Comm School District
2500 Edgewood Rd Nw
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405

15,589 Students enrolled in District

34 Schools in District

15 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Cedar Rapids Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

1

(10 is best)

Better than 9.3% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

4

(10 is best)

Better than 31.2% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
61%
70%
63%
71%
59%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Arthur Elementary School
2630 B Ave Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402
KG-05
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Elementary School
2500 Edgewood Rd
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405
KG-05
Cedar Rapids Virtual Academy Middle School
2500 Egewood Rd
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405
06-08
Cedar River Academy At Taylor School
720 7th Ave Sw
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404
PK-05
City View High School
501 1st St Se
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52401
09-10
Cleveland Elementary School
2200 1st Ave Nw
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52405
KG-05
Erskine Elementary School
600 36th St Se
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403
KG-05
Franklin Middle School
300 20th St Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402
06-08
Garfield Elementary School
1201 Maplewood Dr Ne
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52402
KG-05
George Washington High School
2205 Forest Dr Se
Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403
09-12
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 61.6% 75.9%
Black 24.5% 7.3%
Hispanic 10.6% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.3% 1.0%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 56.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 49.7% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 6.7% 5.5%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,099 $126,250,000 45.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $558 $8,701,000 3.1%
Staff $1,199 $18,694,000 6.7%
General Administration $413 $6,434,000 2.3%
School Administration $901 $14,046,000 5.0%
Operation $1,330 $20,734,000 7.4%
Transportation $479 $7,467,000 2.7%
Other $529 $8,246,000 2.9%
Total Support $5,409 $84,322,000 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,499 $70,134,000 25.0%
Total Expenditures $18,007 $280,706,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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