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Penn Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 230 N Dubuque St, North Liberty, Johnson County, 52317

542
Pupils
16.2
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Penn Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in North Liberty, Johnson County. The school has 542 pupils enrolled. The Principal is David Brandon. It is part of the Iowa City Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“6 in a suburban setting. The school employs 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1. 81% of students are proficient in reading. 82% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
David Brandon
School district
Iowa City Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Penn Elementary School enrolls 542 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 33.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 16.2:1.

Male students
276 (51%)
Female students
266 (49%)
Teachers (FTE)
33.5
Student-teacher ratio
16.2:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 77% White, 9.2% Hispanic or Latino and 7% Black or African American.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White41677%
Hispanic or Latino509.2%
Black or African American387%
Two or more races224.1%
Asian163%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

74 of the school's 542 students (14%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 62 qualify for free lunch and 12 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

Suburb, MidsizeGrades Pre-Kโ€“6

Penn Elementary School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district IA-10, state senate district 39, state house district 77.

School district: Iowa City Comm School District

Penn 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 542 students, Penn Elementary School is close to 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

81%
Reading proficient
82%
Math proficient
5%
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: Suburb - Midsize

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