Alexander Elementary

Regular School · Iowa City, IA

Alexander Elementary is a regular school school in Iowa City, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 436 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 11.4:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

436

Teachers (FTE)

38.3

Student–Teacher Ratio

11.4:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes participating without using any Provision or the CEO

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	170	39%
Hispanic/Latino	139	32%
White	98	22%
Two or more races	22	5%
Asian	6	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1	0%
Total enrollment	436	209M / 227F

English Language Learners: 92 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	45-49%	64.9%	159
Reading Proficiency	50-54%	68.7%	159
Science Proficiency	40-49%	—	33

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)

-1.06 grade levels

Math

-0.18 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

24 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

0.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

21.1% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Targeted Support School (TSI)

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

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	436	100%

Contact & Location

3571 Sycamore St.

Iowa City, IA 52240

Phone: (319)688-1095

http://www.iowacityschools.org/AlexanderES

District

Iowa City Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $18,651

District enrollment: 14,701

Other Schools in District

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
Herbert Hoover Elementary School Elementary

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Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 52240) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

191470002224

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