Robert Lucas Elementary School

Regular School · Iowa City, IA

Robert Lucas Elementary School is a regular school school in Iowa City, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 245 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 13.5:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

245

Teachers (FTE)

18.1

Student–Teacher Ratio

13.5:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	106	43%
Black or African American	82	33%
Hispanic/Latino	27	11%
Two or more races	26	11%
Asian	4	2%
Total enrollment	245	135M / 110F

English Language Learners: 21 (9% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	50-54%	64.9%	160
Reading Proficiency	55-59%	68.7%	159
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	40

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)

-0.21 grade levels

Math

+0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

15 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

1.2% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

108

44.1% 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.)	245	100%

Contact & Location

830 Southlawn Dr

Iowa City, IA 52245

Phone: (319)688-1140

http://www.iowacityschools.org/LucasES

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
Helen Lemme 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

191470000899

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