Cunningham School

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Regular School · Waterloo, IA

Cunningham School is a regular school school in Waterloo, Iowa, serving grades PK–05 with 443 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 12.7:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

443

Teachers (FTE)

34.9

Student–Teacher Ratio

12.7:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Black or African American	258	58%
Two or more races	60	14%
Hispanic/Latino	50	11%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	39	9%
White	32	7%
Asian	3	1%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	443	240M / 203F

English Language Learners: 51 (12% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	30-34%	64.9%	162
Reading Proficiency	30-34%	68.7%	162
Science Proficiency	11-19%	—	57

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)

-0.88 grade levels

Math

-0.01 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented

Program offered

7 students enrolled

Out-of-School Suspensions

9.7% of enrollment · SY 2021–22

Chronically Absent

157

35.4% 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.)	443	100%

Contact & Location

1224 Mobile St

Waterloo, IA 50703

Phone: (319)433-2600

District

Waterloo Comm School District

Per-pupil expenditure: $17,702

District enrollment: 10,527

Other Schools in District

Fred Becker Elementary School Elementary
Highland Elementary School Elementary
Irving Elementary School Elementary
Kingsley Elementary School Elementary
Kittrell Elementary School Elementary
Lincoln Elementary School Elementary
Lou Henry Elementary School Elementary
Lowell Elementary School Elementary

View all 17 schools →

Related Data

Neighborhood demographics (ZIP 50703) → CensusDepth.com
Iowa population & income data → CensusDepth.com
Iowa teacher salaries → WageDepth.com

NCES ID

193048001719

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