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Pierce Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 4343 Marilyn DR NE, Cedar Rapids, Linn County, 52402

326
Pupils
13.6
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Pierce Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Cedar Rapids, Linn County. The school has 326 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathleen Ziegler. It is part of the Cedar Rapids Comm School District school district. It serves grades Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1. 62% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.

School details

Principal
Kathleen Ziegler
School district
Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Pierce Elementary School enrolls 326 students across grades Kโ€“5. The student body is 56% male and 44% female. A teaching staff of 23.9 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.6:1.

Male students
181 (56%)
Female students
145 (44%)
Teachers (FTE)
23.9
Student-teacher ratio
13.6:1
Grade span
Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% White, 11% Two or more races and 11% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White22970%
Two or more races3711%
Black or African American3611%
Hispanic or Latino185.5%
Asian41.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

114 of the school's 326 students (35%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 99 qualify for free lunch and 15 for a reduced price. The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, MidsizeGrades Kโ€“5Supplemental Virtual

Pierce Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-20, state senate district 33, state house district 66.

School district: Cedar Rapids Comm School District

Pierce Elementary School is one of 33 schools in Cedar Rapids Comm School District, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The district serves 15,224 students district-wide and employs 1,045 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 326 students, Pierce Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 461 students per school.

15,224
District students
33
Schools
1,045
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

62%
Reading proficient
62%
Math proficient
9%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi

Setting: City - Midsize

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