State/Public Elementary Open

Robert Lucas Elementary School

๐Ÿ“ 830 Southlawn Dr, Iowa City, Johnson County, 52245

285
Pupils
11.4
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Robert Lucas Elementary School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Iowa City, Johnson County. The school has 285 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Kathy Jenkins. 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 25.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

Principal
Kathy Jenkins
School district
Iowa City Comm School District

Enrollment & staffing

Robert Lucas Elementary School enrolls 285 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“6. The student body is 55% male and 45% female. A teaching staff of 25.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.

Male students
158 (55%)
Female students
127 (45%)
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Student-teacher ratio
11.4:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“6

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 49% White, 31% Black or African American and 10% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White13949%
Black or African American8831%
Hispanic or Latino2910%
Two or more races258.8%
Asian31.1%
American Indian or Alaska Native1<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

124 of the school's 285 students (44%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 118 qualify for free lunch and 6 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€“6Title I

Robert Lucas Elementary School is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Small). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. 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

Robert Lucas 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 285 students, Robert Lucas 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

57%
Reading proficient
52%
Math proficient
13%
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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