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James Van Allen Elementary School

Serves grades PK - 6

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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
170 Abigail Ave
North Liberty, IA 52317
Phone
(319) 688-1185
District
Iowa City Comm School District
County
JOHNSON COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
432
Classroom Teachers
27

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Iowa

5

(10 is best)

Better than 40.8% of all IA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

James Van Allen Elementary School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 3

80 60 40 20 0
69%
71%
63%
66%
74%
75%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 4

80 60 40 20 0
68%
73%
66%
73%
70%
73%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 5

80 60 40 20 0
73%
69%
76%
68%
70%
71%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 6

80 60 40 20 0
73%
71%
74%
72%
72%
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
16
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 17 3.9%
Kindergarten 67 15.5%
Grade 1 54 12.5%
Grade 2 56 13.0%
Grade 3 66 15.3%
Grade 4 53 12.3%
Grade 5 55 12.7%
Grade 6 64 14.8%
Total 432 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 66.2% 56.0% 75.9%
Black 13.3% 24.3% 7.3%
Hispanic 12.8% 13.9% 13.2%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 7.7% 5.4% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.4% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.3% 40.4% 41.1%
Free lunch eligible 24.1% 35.9% 35.6%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.2% 4.5% 5.5%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 123,082 3,200,517
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 959.5 57
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.4% 6.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 19.6% 20.0%
20-44 YEARS OLD 45.1% 32.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 18.1% 24.4%
65 OR OLDER 11.8% 17.6%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 49,976 1,290,139
Single Parent Households With Children 5.1% 7.9%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 96.3% 93.0%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 58.4% 30.3%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 18.3% 14.7%
$100,000 - $149,999 16.2% 18.2%
$75,000 - $99,999 11.4% 14.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.8% 17.9%
$30,000 - $49,999 15.0% 15.9%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.3% 11.2%
$15,000 or less 12.1% 7.8%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,909 $117,100,000 45.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $448 $6,627,000 2.6%
Staff $792 $11,722,000 4.5%
General Administration $169 $2,498,000 1.0%
School Administration $574 $8,493,000 3.3%
Operation $1,303 $19,285,000 7.5%
Transportation $329 $4,872,000 1.9%
Other $343 $5,081,000 2.0%
Total Support $3,957 $58,578,000 22.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $5,563 $82,355,000 31.9%
Total Expenditures $17,429 $258,033,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,491 $3,832,227,000 47.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $784 $400,839,000 5.0%
Staff $806 $412,275,000 5.1%
General Administration $316 $161,505,000 2.0%
School Administration $727 $372,123,000 4.6%
Operation $1,129 $577,474,000 7.2%
Transportation $419 $214,335,000 2.7%
Other $407 $208,438,000 2.6%
Total Support $4,588 $2,346,989,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,653 $1,868,692,000 23.2%
Total Expenditures $15,732 $8,047,908,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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