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Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 1400 Grissel Place, Iowa City, Johnson County, 52245

214
Pupils
12.3
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iowa City, Johnson County. The school has 214 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Chris Pisarik. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in an urban setting. The school employs 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1. 77% of students are proficient in reading. 87% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Chris Pisarik
School district
Iowa City Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School enrolls 214 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 17.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.3:1.

Male students
108 (50%)
Female students
106 (50%)
Teachers (FTE)
17.5
Student-teacher ratio
12.3:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 8.9% Black or African American and 7.9% Two or more races.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White15773%
Black or African American198.9%
Two or more races177.9%
Hispanic or Latino115.1%
Asian104.7%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

43 of the school's 214 students (20%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 38 qualify for free lunch and 5 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, SmallGrades Pre-Kโ€“6

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 43, state house district 85.

School district: Iowa City Comm School District

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School is one of 29 schools in Iowa City Comm School District, based in Iowa City, Iowa. The district serves 15,013 students district-wide and employs 1,081 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 214 students, Bohumil Shimek Elementary School is smaller than the district average of about 518 students per school.

15,013
District students
29
Schools
1,081
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

77%
Reading proficient
87%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

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

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Small

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