James Van Allen Elementary School

Regular School · North Liberty, IA

James Van Allen Elementary School is a regular school school in North Liberty, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 376 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 14.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

376

Teachers (FTE)

25.6

Student–Teacher Ratio

14.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
White	224	60%
Hispanic/Latino	58	15%
Black or African American	49	13%
Asian	25	7%
Two or more races	19	5%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	376	193M / 183F

English Language Learners: 29 (8% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	73.0% +8.1pp	64.9%	250
Reading Proficiency	66.0% -2.7pp	68.7%	250
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	56

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)

+0.29 grade levels

Math

+0.16 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

25 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

Chronically Absent

14.1% 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.)	376	100%

Contact & Location

170 Abigail Ave

North Liberty, IA 52317

Phone: (319)688-1185

http://www.iowacityschools.org/VanAllenES

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 52317) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

191470001034

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