📍 1138 Central Ave, Evansdale, Black Hawk County, 50707
Poyner Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Evansdale, Black Hawk County. The school has 362 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Jennifer Willand. It is part of the Waterloo Comm School District school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in a suburban setting. The school employs 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 62% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi.
Poyner Elementary enrolls 362 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 32.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 11% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 242 | 67% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 41 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 11% |
| Black or African American | 35 | 9.7% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
249 of the school's 362 students (69%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 195 qualify for free lunch and 54 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Poyner Elementary is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). 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-20, state senate district 31, state house district 62.
Poyner Elementary is one of 18 schools in Waterloo Comm School District, based in Waterloo, Iowa. The district serves 10,635 students district-wide and employs 769 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 362 students, Poyner Elementary is smaller than the district average of about 591 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize