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Cedar Rapids Community School District

At a glance

279^thof 313 Iowa districts▼ 3

Better than 10% of Iowa districts

Elementary 19 Middle 6 High 4 Alternative 1Grades PK, KG-12

2500 Edgewood Rd NW
Cedar Rapids, IA 52405·(319) 558-2000·All Iowa district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2025

2025: better than 10.9% of districts

Schools

15,003

Students

5-star school

Top rankedViola Gibson Elementary School38^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Pierce Elementary School up 149 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Hoover Elementary School 10.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

0★

3 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Cedar Rapids Community School District operates 34 schools, including 22 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative school, serving students from pre-K through 12th grade in the Cedar Rapids, Iowa area.

Several schools in the district stand out as high-performing, including Viola Gibson Elementary School, which is ranked 38th out of 576 Iowa elementary schools and has 5 out of 5 SchoolDigger stars. Other top-performing schools include Maple Grove Elementary, Harding Middle School, and Madison Elementary School. These schools consistently outperform district and state averages on academic measures.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in performance across the district, with some schools, such as Van Buren Elementary and Grant Elementary, struggling with proficiency rates well below the state average. The district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is also a concern, and there appears to be a correlation between a school's socioeconomic status and its academic performance. The Cedar Rapids Community School District has opportunities to address these challenges and ensure all students have access to a high-quality education.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Maple Grove Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1300 38th ST NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2471	539	35	15.3	41.2%	366 (67.9%)	69 (12.8%)	36 (6.7%)	9 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (10.4%)	66.2	206^th of 576 public elementary schools	64.2%		71.4	148^th of 557 public elementary schools	73.4%	58	80.7	80.0	71.4							84.3	78.8	74.0							71.4			$14,520	$250	$14,269
Cleveland Elementary School	Public	K-5	2200 1st AVE NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2463	254	21	12.1	76.4%	113 (44.5%)	84 (33.1%)	21 (8.3%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.2%)	30 (11.8%)	5.1	550^th of 576 public elementary schools	4.5%		1.6	553^rd of 557 public elementary schools	0.7%	3	51.1	46.2	38.9							51.1	50.0	38.9							25.0			$14,650	$723	$13,927
West Willow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6225 1st AVE SW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-3130	555	34	16.3	49.9%	304 (54.8%)	146 (26.3%)	45 (8.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	50 (9.0%)	36.3	423^rd of 576 public elementary schools	26.6%		39	391^st of 557 public elementary schools	29.8%	32	71.1	67.5	60.3							80.3	63.6	60.3							52.7			$14,545	$265	$14,280
Erskine Elementary School	Public	K-5	600 36th ST SE	Cedar Rapids	52403	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2364	308	19	15.9	53.2%	205 (66.6%)	40 (13.0%)	19 (6.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	40 (13.0%)	46.5	358^th of 576 public elementary schools	37.8%		57.5	275^th of 557 public elementary schools	50.6%	83	64.3	75.5	57.1							76.2	85.7	61.2							65.3			$13,427	$249	$13,178
Franklin Middle School	Public	6-8	300 20th ST NE	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2452	469	34	13.8	58.6%	271 (57.8%)	93 (19.8%)	39 (8.3%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	56 (11.9%)	17.3	301^st of 344 public middle schools	12.5%		18	298^th of 337 public middle schools	11.6%	3				65.7	66.2	75.0							55.5	52.5	64.1					50.6		$15,204	$665	$14,539
George Washington High School	Public	9-12	2205 Forest DR SE	Cedar Rapids	52403	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2161	1,182	77	15.2	54.7%	636 (53.8%)	294 (24.9%)	100 (8.5%)	16 (1.4%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.3%)	122 (10.3%)	32.8	267^th of 340 public high schools	21.5%		24.2	283^rd of 338 public high schools	16.3%	16							67.5	73.7	65.6							49.6	62.5	60.0			62.0	$16,333	$764	$15,569
Grant Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	645 26th ST SE	Cedar Rapids	52403	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2467	356	24	14.7	62.4%	202 (56.7%)	69 (19.4%)	29 (8.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (15.2%)	24.1	480^th of 576 public elementary schools	16.7%		49.1	339^th of 557 public elementary schools	39.1%	141	62.7	73.9	60.0							55.9	63.0	46.7							48.9			$14,721	$718	$14,003
Harding Middle School	Public	6-8	4801 Golf ST NE	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2254	710	44	15.9	43.8%	472 (66.5%)	48 (6.8%)	84 (11.8%)	28 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.1%)	69 (9.7%)	56.3	163^rd of 344 public middle schools	52.6%		53.8	178^th of 337 public middle schools	47.2%	15				67.7	77.8	83.2							72.9	76.4	81.5					81.5		$14,559	$562	$13,997
Harrison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1310 11th ST NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2269	277	22	12.5	65.7%	121 (43.7%)	69 (24.9%)	38 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	8 (2.9%)	37 (13.4%)	11.8	520^th of 576 public elementary schools	9.7%		4.8	539^th of 557 public elementary schools	3.2%	19	60.0	48.0	42.9							60.0	48.0	54.8							45.2			$15,848	$1,116	$14,732
Hiawatha Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	603 Emmons ST	Hiawatha	52233	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2172	334	28	11.9	53.0%	199 (59.6%)	35 (10.5%)	51 (15.3%)	19 (5.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (9.0%)	46.1	360^th of 576 public elementary schools	37.5%		48.3	346^th of 557 public elementary schools	37.9%	14	65.3	68.3	71.7							73.5	61.0	81.1							60.4			$15,749	$577	$15,172
Hoover Elementary School	Public	K-5	4141 Johnson AVE NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2369	420	39	10.6	87.6%	81 (19.3%)	258 (61.4%)	33 (7.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.1%)	33 (7.9%)	11.9	519^th of 576 public elementary schools	9.9%		15.6	485^th of 557 public elementary schools	12.9%	34	43.8	59.7	52.8							57.8	61.2	47.2							44.2			$15,359	$1,346	$14,013
John F Kennedy High School	Public	9-12	4545 Wenig RD NE	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2251	1,648	93	17.7	36.0%	1,174 (71.2%)	159 (9.6%)	126 (7.6%)	46 (2.8%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	132 (8.0%)	47.9	205^th of 340 public high schools	39.7%		53.3	176^th of 338 public high schools	47.9%	29							79.0	74.7	68.3							67.1	67.6	65.1			62.4	$14,742	$564	$14,177
Johnson STEAM Academy School	Public	K-5	355 18th ST SE	Cedar Rapids	52403	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-3400	324	28	11.7	70.4%	106 (32.7%)	136 (42.0%)	32 (9.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (15.1%)	4.4	554^th of 576 public elementary schools	3.8%		4.1	541^st of 557 public elementary schools	2.9%	13	39.2	42.6	25.5							60.8	51.1	36.2							29.8			$15,127	$1,752	$13,376
Kenwood Leadership Academy School	Public	PK, KG-5	3700 E Ave NE	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-1465	386	29	13.2	60.4%	173 (44.8%)	97 (25.1%)	39 (10.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	70 (18.1%)	27.8	465^th of 576 public elementary schools	19.3%		25.7	456^th of 557 public elementary schools	18.1%	9	66.7	62.5	55.6							71.7	54.2	55.6							57.8			$15,281	$897	$14,383
Madison Elementary School	Public	K-5	1341 Woodside DR NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 555-2000	153	11	13.8	49.0%	100 (65.4%)	23 (15.0%)	15 (9.8%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	12 (7.8%)	66.2	204^th of 576 public elementary schools	64.6%		67.3	184^th of 557 public elementary schools	67.0%	20	73.3	89.3	73.7							76.7	85.7	63.2							78.9			$15,609	$506	$15,103
McKinley STEAM Academy	Public	6-8	620 10th ST SE	Cedar Rapids	52403	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2348	426	32	13.4	60.6%	216 (50.7%)	117 (27.5%)	34 (8.0%)	3 (0.7%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.7%)	12.6	312^th of 344 public middle schools	9.3%		14.6	308^th of 337 public middle schools	8.6%	4				64.2	67.8	61.8							52.6	59.0	54.2					52.7		$16,456	$251	$16,204
Nixon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Nixon DR	Hiawatha	52233	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2188	289	25	11.5	67.5%	139 (48.1%)	54 (18.7%)	34 (11.8%)	31 (10.7%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)	25 (8.7%)	32.3	450^th of 576 public elementary schools	21.9%		32.4	435^th of 557 public elementary schools	21.9%	15	60.0	73.2	53.5							72.5	68.3	67.4							48.8			$15,864	$627	$15,237
Pierce Elementary School	Public	K-5	4343 Marilyn DR NE	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2373	334	24	14.0	32.9%	231 (69.2%)	34 (10.2%)	15 (4.5%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	44 (13.2%)	66.3	203^rd of 576 public elementary schools	64.8%		46.4	352^nd of 557 public elementary schools	36.8%	149	65.5	78.3	77.4							89.1	78.3	77.4							74.2			$14,106	$245	$13,862
Roosevelt Creative Corridor Business Academy	Public	6-8	300 13th ST NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2153	484	34	14.2	71.1%	166 (34.3%)	196 (40.5%)	50 (10.3%)	7 (1.4%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.5%)	50 (10.3%)	6.1	324^th of 344 public middle schools	5.8%		11.7	315^th of 337 public middle schools	6.5%	9				51.5	60.2	67.5							43.8	50.0	53.3					45.0		$15,027	$360	$14,667
Metro High School	Public	9-12	1212 7th ST SE	Cedar Rapids	52401	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-3100	288	25	11.3	79.2%	146 (50.7%)	60 (20.8%)	26 (9.0%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.4%)	46 (16.0%)	0.9	332^nd of 340 public high schools	2.4%		0.1	337^th of 338 public high schools	0.3%	5							42.9	43.8	20.6							17.2	38.2	14.7			35.3	$17,640	$336	$17,305
Taft Middle School	Public	6-8	5200 E Ave NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2243	593	38	15.4	46.5%	395 (66.6%)	82 (13.8%)	38 (6.4%)	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	63 (10.6%)	45	227^th of 344 public middle schools	34.0%		38.2	244^th of 337 public middle schools	27.6%	17				75.0	74.9	85.5							69.8	69.1	71.5					66.5		$15,361	$386	$14,975
Cedar River Academy at Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	720 7th AVE SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2477	355	28	12.8	76.1%	116 (32.7%)	134 (37.7%)	41 (11.5%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	56 (15.8%)	5.7	545^th of 576 public elementary schools	5.4%		5	535^th of 557 public elementary schools	3.9%	10	20.0	44.1	32.1							37.1	67.6	28.6							19.2			$19,246	$2,030	$17,216
Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	1243 20th ST SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2435	1,501	85	17.6	60.5%	736 (49.0%)	424 (28.2%)	172 (11.5%)	23 (1.5%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.0%)	126 (8.4%)	18.9	296^th of 340 public high schools	12.9%		8.8	315^th of 338 public high schools	6.8%	19							68.1	65.2	57.7							52.6	48.5	44.5			57.6	$15,251	$1,064	$14,187
Van Buren Elementary School	Public	K-5	2525 29th ST SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2377	429	35	12.2	83.7%	95 (22.1%)	198 (46.2%)	108 (25.2%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	18 (4.2%)	5.2	548^th of 576 public elementary schools	4.9%		7.4	523^rd of 557 public elementary schools	6.1%	25	31.1	47.8	48.3							47.5	52.2	50.0							38.3			$15,319	$2,181	$13,139
Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	2301 J St SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-3387	422	31	13.6	78.0%	151 (35.8%)	135 (32.0%)	78 (18.5%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.4%)	42 (10.0%)	0.7	339^th of 344 public middle schools	1.5%		3.2	326^th of 337 public middle schools	3.3%	13				41.1	47.6	53.2							36.3	39.7	40.5					36.0		$17,810	$271	$17,539
Wright Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1524 Hollywood Blvd NE	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2278	282	19	14.7	68.8%	106 (37.6%)	66 (23.4%)	51 (18.1%)	6 (2.1%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.5%)	42 (14.9%)	25.3	469^th of 576 public elementary schools	18.6%		32.5	434^th of 557 public elementary schools	22.1%	35	51.5	61.0	69.2							57.6	61.0	71.8							43.6			$16,018	$1,085	$14,932
Viola Gibson Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	6101 Gibson DR NE	Cedar Rapids	52411	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 558-2920	565	33	17.2	16.5%	480 (85.0%)	9 (1.6%)	28 (5.0%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (6.9%)	84.9	38^th of 576 public elementary schools	93.4%		73.2	123^rd of 557 public elementary schools	77.9%	85	82.4	90.9	85.1							89.4	90.9	87.8							78.4			$13,762	$268	$13,495
Grant Elementary School	Public	K-5	254 Outlook DR SW	Cedar Rapids	52404	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 558-2020	312	27	11.5	68.3%	143 (45.8%)	86 (27.6%)	28 (9.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.6%)	46 (14.7%)	3.2	564^th of 576 public elementary schools	2.1%		10.8	508^th of 557 public elementary schools	8.8%	56	38.0	37.2	44.0							51.0	44.2	40.0							36.0			$16,225	$884	$15,341
Truman Early Learning Center	Public	PK	441 West Post Road NW	Cedar Rapids	52405	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(319) 558-3962	279	17	16.4	43.4%	107 (38.4%)	109 (39.1%)	28 (10.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (11.1%)								(n/a)
City View High	Public, Alternative	9-11	501 1st St SE	Cedar Rapids	52401	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(319) 558-2000	100	6	17.0	50.0%	62 (62.0%)	12 (12.0%)	11 (11.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (12.0%)								(n/a)							62.5	84.8								56.3	69.6				69.6
Trailside Elementary School	Public	K-5	2630 B Avenue NE	Cedar Rapids	52402	Linn County	Cedar Rapids Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(319) 558-2000	429	30	14.2	66.9%	220 (51.3%)	86 (20.0%)	40 (9.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	68 (15.9%)								(n/a)

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

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