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Cedar Falls, IA
Public School Ratings




Cedar Falls Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

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 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Cedar Falls Comm School District details

Cedar Falls Comm School District
1002 W 1st St
Cedar Falls, IA 50613

5,910 Students enrolled in District

11 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 14)

Cedar Falls Comm School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Iowa

9

(10 is best)

Better than 87.6% of all IA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 81.5% of all U.S. school districts.

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Public School Test Scores

100 80 60 40 20 0
83%
71%
84%
72%
82%
69%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bess Streeter Aldrich Elementary School
2526 Ashworth Drive
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
PK-06
Cedar Falls High School
1015 Division St
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
10-12
Cedar Falls Virtual Campus School
1002 W 1st St
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
M-M
Cedar Heights Elementary School
2417 Rainbow Dr
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
PK-06
Helen A Hansen Elementary School
616 Holmes Dr
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
PK-06
Holmes Junior High School
505 Holmes Dr
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
07-09
Lincoln Elementary School
321 8th Street
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
PK-06
North Cedar Elementary School
2419 Fern Ave
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
PK-06
Orchard Hill Elementary School
3909 Rownd St
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
PK-06
Peet Junior High School
525 E Seerley Blvd
Cedar Falls, IA, 50613
07-09
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School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 88.0% 75.0%
Black 4.3% 7.5%
Hispanic 3.3% 13.7%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.5% 2.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.8% 1.1%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 27.9% 40.8%
Free lunch eligible 24.6% 36.0%
Reduced lunch eligible 3.3% 4.8%

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,804 $46,120,000 42.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $358 $2,118,000 1.9%
Staff $390 $2,305,000 2.1%
General Administration $207 $1,222,000 1.1%
School Administration $615 $3,634,000 3.3%
Operation $1,035 $6,114,000 5.6%
Transportation $319 $1,883,000 1.7%
Other $250 $1,476,000 1.3%
Total Support $3,173 $18,752,000 17.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $7,597 $44,898,000 40.9%
Total Expenditures $18,574 $109,770,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,867 $3,999,465,000 46.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $827 $420,541,000 4.9%
Staff $865 $439,588,000 5.1%
General Administration $335 $170,522,000 2.0%
School Administration $765 $388,681,000 4.6%
Operation $1,213 $616,942,000 7.2%
Transportation $481 $244,434,000 2.9%
Other $419 $213,166,000 2.5%
Total Support $4,905 $2,493,874,000 29.2%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,028 $2,048,038,000 24.0%
Total Expenditures $16,800 $8,541,377,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,169 $453,314,948,000 49.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,031 $50,976,033,477 5.6%
Staff $799 $39,519,417,000 4.3%
General Administration $308 $15,224,255,000 1.7%
School Administration $850 $42,029,112,000 4.6%
Operation $1,430 $70,704,769,000 7.7%
Transportation $613 $30,295,759,523 3.3%
Other $623 $30,798,344,000 3.4%
Total Support $5,654 $279,547,690,000 30.6%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,675 $181,697,172,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $18,499 $914,559,810,000 100.0%

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