Helen Lemme Elementary School

Regular School · Iowa City, IA

Helen Lemme Elementary School is a regular school school in Iowa City, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 340 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.8:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

340

Teachers (FTE)

24.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.8:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	209	61%
Hispanic/Latino	60	18%
Black or African American	52	15%
Two or more races	16	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	2	1%
Asian	1	0%
Total enrollment	340	192M / 148F

English Language Learners: 48 (14% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	65-69%	64.9%	197
Reading Proficiency	65-69%	68.7%	197
Science Proficiency	50-59%	—	50

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)

+0.28 grade levels

Math

-0.07 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

32 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

20.6% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	340	100%

Contact & Location

3100 Washington St

Iowa City, IA 52245

Phone: (319)688-1125

http://www.iowacityschools.org/LemmeES

District

Iowa City Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,651

District enrollment: 14,701

Other Schools in District

Alexander Elementary Elementary
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School Elementary
Buford Garner Elementary Elementary
Central Elementary School Elementary
Christine Grant Elementary Elementary
Ernest Horn Elementary School Elementary
Grant Wood Elementary School Elementary
Herbert Hoover Elementary School Elementary

View all 27 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52245) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

191470000887

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD