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Cedar Rapids elementary schools by the numbers
The Gazette
Nov. 3, 2017 4:13 pm, Updated: Nov. 4, 2017 3:34 pm
A new Cedar Rapids Community School District plan would shutter eight of Cedar Rapids' 21 elementary schools and tear down most of the remaining 13.
Public input meetings about the plan are scheduled for next week.
You can find each school's status, enrollment numbers, demographics, proficiency numbers and more in the list below.
To read more about the plan and the upcoming meetings click here.
Arthur Elementary School
Address: 2630 B Ave NE
Status: Kept open
Established: 1914
Annual maintenance costs: $60,506, sixth most expensive
Capacity: 425 students
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 305
2015-16: 344
2014-15: 367
2013-14: 368
2012-13: 339
Student demographics
White: 67 percent
Black: 18 percent
Hispanic: 4 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 56 percent
Reading proficient: 70 percent
Math proficient: 67 percent
Cleveland Elementary School
Address: 2200 1st Ave NW
Status: Kept open
Established: 1950
Annual maintenance costs: $39,380
Capacity: 475 students
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 343
2015-16: 355
2014-15: 347
2013-14: 347
2012-13: 345
Student demographics
White: 66 percent
Black: 20 percent
Hispanic: 5 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 62 percent
Reading proficient: 67 percent
Math proficient: 71 percent
Coolidge Elementary School
Address: 6225 1st Ave SW
Status: Kept open
Established: 1967
Annual maintenance costs: $52,627
Capacity: 550
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 414
2015-16: 405
2014-15: 410
2013-14: 430
2012-13: 454
Student demographics
White: 81 percent
Black: 4 percent
Hispanic: 4 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 30 percent
Reading proficient: 83 percent
Math proficient: 88 percent
Erskine Elementary School
Address: 600 36th St SE
Status: Kept open
Established: 1955
Annual maintenance costs: $40,102
Capacity: 450
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 382
2015-16: 376
2014-15: 358
2013-14: 381
2012-13: 421
Student demographics
White: 82 percent
Black: 6 percent
Hispanic: 3 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 35 percent
Reading proficient: 86 percent
Math proficient: 86 percent
Garfield Elementary School
Address: 1201 Maplewood Dr NE
Status: Closed
Established: 1915
Annual maintenance costs: $34,673
Capacity: 375
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 209
2015-16: 280
2014-15: 270
2013-14: 269
2012-13: 231
Student demographics
White: 61 percent
Black: 23 percent
Hispanic: 5 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 73 percent
Reading proficient: 40 percent
Math proficient: 47 percent
Grant Elementary School
Address: 254 Outlook Dr SW
Status: Kept open
Established: 1961
Annual maintenance costs: $44,206
Capacity: 500
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 369
2015-16: 360
2014-15: 379
2013-14: 394
2012-13: 385
Student demographics
White: 76 percent
Black: 12 percent
Hispanic: 5 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 72 percent
Reading proficient: 77 percent
Math proficient: 75 percent
Grant Wood Elementary School
Address: 645 26th St SE
Status: Closed
Established: 1948
Annual maintenance costs: $40,665
Capacity: 500
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 351
2015-16: 343
2014-15: 324
2013-14: 310
2012-13: 340
Student demographics
White: 54 percent
Black: 26 percent
Hispanic: 6 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 65 percent
Reading proficient: 71 percent
Math proficient: 75 percent
Harrison Elementary School
Address: 1310 11th St NW
Status: Kept open
Established: 1930
Annual maintenance costs: $48,653
Capacity: 500
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 335
2015-16: 318
2014-15: 288
2013-14: 282
2012-13: 282
Student demographics
White: 64 percent
Black: 14 percent
Hispanic: 7 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 74 percent
Reading proficient: 56 percent
Math proficient: 69 percent
Hiawatha Elementary School
Address: 603 Emmons St
Status: Kept open
Established: 1956
Annual maintenance costs: $70,196
Capacity: 575
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 428
2015-16: 454
2014-15: 423
2013-14: 390
2012-13: 391
Student demographics
White: 56 percent
Black: 9 percent
Hispanic: 17 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 74 percent
Reading proficient: 75 percent
Math proficient: 82 percent
Hoover Elementary School
Address: 4141 Johnson Ave NW
Status: Kept open
Established: 1954
Annual maintenance costs: $54,104
Capacity: 575
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 337
2015-16: 322
2014-15: 323
2013-14: 376
2012-13: 344
Student demographics
White: 36 percent
Black: 37 percent
Hispanic: 14 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 79 percent
Reading proficient: 55 percent
Math proficient: 72 percent
Jackson Elementary School
Address: 1300 38th St NW
Status: Kept open
Established: 1970
Annual maintenance costs: $54,956
Capacity: 575
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 354
2015-16: 351
2014-15: 334
2013-14: 343
2012-13: 338
Student demographics
White: 84 percent
Black: 3 percent
Hispanic: 3 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 23 percent
Reading proficient: 81 percent
Math proficient: 78 percent
Johnson STEAM Academy
Address: 355 18th St SE
Status: Kept open
Established: 1955
Annual maintenance costs: $50,184
Capacity: 575
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 384
2015-16: 395
2014-15: 317
2013-14: 332
2012-13: 303
Student demographics
White: 51 percent
Black: 38 percent
Hispanic: 4 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 82 percent
Reading proficient: 39 percent
Math proficient: 37 percent
Kenwood Leadership Academy
Address: 3700 E Ave NE
Status: Closed
Established: 1950
Annual maintenance costs: $50,163
Capacity: 425
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 410
2015-16: 308
2014-15: 310
2013-14: 298
2012-13: 305
Student demographics
White: 58 percent
Black: 15 percent
Hispanic: 10 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 66 percent
Reading proficient: 65 percent
Math proficient: 63 percent
Madison Elementary School
Address: 1341 Woodside Dr NW
Status: Closed
Established: 1961
Annual maintenance costs: $33,410
Capacity: 525
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 257
2015-16: 259
2014-15: 280
2013-14: 259
2012-13: 262
Student demographics
White: 76 percent
Black: 7 percent
Hispanic: 6 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 46 percent
Reading proficient: 77 percent
Math proficient: 69 percent
Nixon Elementary School
Address: 200 Nixon Dr
Status: Closed
Established: 1970
Annual maintenance costs: $64,367
Capacity: 375
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 306
2015-16: 313
2014-15: 330
2013-14: 346
2012-13: 250
Student demographics
White: 76 percent
Black: 7 percent
Hispanic: 6 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 46 percent
Reading proficient: 77 percent
Math proficient: 69 percent
Pierce Elementary School
Address: 4343 Marilyn Dr NE
Status: Kept open
Established: 1965
Annual maintenance costs: $54,263
Capacity: 525
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 414
2015-16: 387
2014-15: 390
2013-14: 412
2012-13: 405
Student demographics
White: 71 percent
Black: 13 percent
Hispanic: 6 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 36 percent
Reading proficient: 85 percent
Math proficient: 85 percent
Taylor Elementary School
Address: 720 7th Ave SW
Status: Closed
Established: 1973
Annual maintenance costs: $77,927
Capacity: 475
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 219
2015-16: 255
2014-15: 237
2013-14: 260
2012-13: 252
Student demographics
White: 57 percent
Black: 27 percent
Hispanic: 7 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 90 percent
Reading proficient: 51 percent
Math proficient: 47 percent
Truman Elementary School
Address: 441 W Post Rd NW
Status: Closed
Established: 1961
Annual maintenance costs: $63,954
Capacity: 500
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 266
2015-16: 267
2014-15: 275
2013-14: 308
2012-13: 324
Student demographics
White: 81 percent
Black: 8 percent
Hispanic: 2 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 42 percent
Reading proficient: 70 percent
Math proficient: 83 percent
Van Buren Elementary School
Address: 2525 29th St SW
Status: Closed
Established: 1970
Annual maintenance costs: $56,018
Capacity: 450
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 379
2015-16: 379
2014-15: 380
2013-14: 365
2012-13: 345
Student demographics
White: 49 percent
Black: 13 percent
Hispanic: 26 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 76 percent
Reading proficient: 48 percent
Math proficient: 59 percent
Viola Gibson Elementary School
Address: 6101 Gibson Dr NE
Status: Kept open
Established: 2002
Annual maintenance costs: $92,208
Capacity: 700
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 470
2015-16: 447
2014-15: 479
2013-14: 495
2012-13: 487
Student demographics
White: 90 percent
Black: 4 percent
Hispanic: 2 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 17 percent
Reading proficient: 92 percent
Math proficient: 87 percent
Wright Elementary School
Address: 1524 Hollywood Blvd NE
Status: Kept open
Established: 1955
Annual maintenance costs: $37,765
Capacity: 425
Enrollment each school year
2016-17: 294
2015-16: 323
2014-15: 336
2013-14: 339
2012-13: 316
Student demographics
White: 56 percent
Black: 20 percent
Hispanic: 7 percent
Qualify for free or reduced-price lunch: 72 percent
Reading proficient: 46 percent
Math proficient: 41 percent
Coolidge Elementary School at 6225 1st Ave SW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Arthur Elementary School at 2630 B Ave NE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Cleveland Elementary School at 2200 1st Ave NW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Coolidge Elementary School at 6225 1st Ave SW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Erskine Elementary School at 600 36th St SE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Garfield Elementary School at 1201 Maplewood Dr NE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Grant Elementary School at 254 Outlook Dr SW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Grant Wood Elementary School at 645 26th St SE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Harrison Elementary School at 1310 11th St NW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Hiawatha Elementary School at 603 Emmons St in Hiawatha on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Hoover Elementary School at 4141 Johnson Ave NW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Jackson Elementary School at 1300 38th St NW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Johnson STEAM Academy Magnet School at 355 18th St SE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Kenwood Leadership Academy Magnet School at 3700 E Ave NE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Madison Elementary School at 1341 Woodside Dr NW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Nixon Elementary School at 200 Nixon Dr in Hiawatha on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Pierce Elementary School at 4343 Marilyn Dr NE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Taylor Elementary School at 720 7th Ave SW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Truman Elementary School at 441 W Post Rd NW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Van Buren Elementary School at 2525 29th St SW in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Viola Gibson Elementary School at 6101 Gibson Dr NE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)
Wright Elementary School at 1524 Hollywood Blvd NE in Cedar Rapids on Monday, Oct. 30, 2017. (Stephen Mally/The Gazette)