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Nixon Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 5

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year [note on school closures TBD].
  • Expenditures: 2018
  • Educational Environment: 2018 (latest available). Updated annually.

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School Overview

Address
200 Nixon Dr
Hiawatha, IA 52233
Phone
(319) 558-2188
District
CEDAR RAPIDS COMM SCHOOL DISTRICT
County
LINN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
314
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

2

(10 is best)

Better than 12.9% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

Nixon Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
59%
68%
64%
65%
54%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
54%
71%
64%
70%
44%
72%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
49%
68%
64%
67%
34%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
12
14
14
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade pk 0 0.0%
Kindergarten 57 18.2%
Grade 1 62 19.7%
Grade 2 61 19.4%
Grade 3 44 14.0%
Grade 4 44 14.0%
Grade 5 46 14.6%
Total 314 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 59.3% 66.9% 77.3%
Black 14.4% 21.5% 7.0%
Hispanic 8.8% 8.5% 12.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 16.1% 2.5% 2.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 1.4% 0.6% 0.8%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 65.3% 56.7% 40.7%
Free lunch eligible 58.0% 48.3% 34.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.3% 8.4% 6.2%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 124,539 3,193,079
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 1,052.9 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.9% 6.1%
5-19 YEARS OLD 18.4% 20.1%
20-44 YEARS OLD 33.8% 31.8%
45-64 YEARS OLD 25.2% 24.9%
65 OR OLDER 16.7% 17.0%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 51,974 1,275,893
Single Parent Households With Children 10.6% 8.1%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 93.5% 92.8%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 33.1% 29.7%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 12.0% 12.2%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.3% 17.0%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 14.2%
$50,000 - $74,999 19.1% 18.8%
$30,000 - $49,999 19.7% 17.0%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.9% 12.3%
$15,000 or less 7.3% 8.5%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,528 $123,752,792 51.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $437 $7,183,843 3.0%
Staff $1,094 $17,984,266 7.5%
General Administration $350 $5,753,650 2.4%
School Administration $812 $13,348,468 5.5%
Operation $1,097 $18,033,583 7.5%
Transportation $504 $8,285,256 3.4%
Other $372 $6,115,308 2.5%
Total Support $4,666 $76,704,374 31.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,452 $40,308,428 16.7%
Total Expenditures $14,646 $240,765,594 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,224 $3,660,926,531 51.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $432 $219,052,631 3.1%
Staff $583 $295,681,569 4.1%
General Administration $281 $142,425,556 2.0%
School Administration $641 $325,034,720 4.5%
Operation $1,023 $518,168,438 7.2%
Transportation $446 $225,880,706 3.2%
Other $313 $158,449,616 2.2%
Total Support $3,719 $1,884,639,810 26.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,194 $1,618,462,289 22.6%
Total Expenditures $14,138 $7,164,055,866 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%

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