Cedar Rapids Community School District

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Cedar Rapids Community School District
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Location
2500 Edgewood Road NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Linn County
United States
District information
TypePublic
MottoEvery learner future ready
GradesPre-K through 12
SuperintendentNoreen Bush
Schools31
Budget$248,435,000 (2015-16)[1]
NCES District ID1906540 [1]
Students and staff
Students16,717 (2018-19) [1]
Teachers1108.98 FTE [1]
Staff1467.55 FTE [1]
Student–teacher ratio15.07 [1]
Athletic conferenceMississippi Valley Conference
Other information
Websitewww.cr.k12.ia.us

The Cedar Rapids Community School District (CRCSD) is a public school district located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It has the second largest enrollment in the state of Iowa.[2] The district has 21 elementary schools, 6 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative high school.[1]

The district is in Linn County. In addition to most of Cedar Rapids it serves Hiawatha, most of Robins, and Palo.[3]

Schools[]

The district has 31 total schools, most of which are named after United States presidents.[1]

Elementary schools[]

CRCSD has 21 elementary schools, including one year-round schools (Taylor). Elementary schools run from 8:50 AM to 3:50 PM, and dismiss at 2:20 PM each Friday. On March 21, 2012, it was announced that one of the two year-round schools, Polk Elementary school would close.[4]

School name Year of establishment
Arthur 1914[5]
Cedar River Academy at Taylor ?
Cleveland 1920[6]
Coolidge demolished
Erskine 1955[7]
Garfield 1914[8]
Grant 1961, 1990[9]
Grant Wood 1951[10]
Harrison 1930
Hiawatha 1958[11]
Hoover 1955
Jackson ?
Johnson STEM Academy ?
Kenwood Leadership Academy 1950[12]
Madison ?
Nixon 1970[13]
Pierce 1965
Truman 1961[14]
Van Buren 1884[15]
Viola Gibson ?
Wright 1954

Middle schools[]

Middle schools run from 7:50 AM to 2:50 PM, and dismiss at 1:20 on early-dismissal days.

School name
Franklin
Harding
McKinley STEM Academy
Roosevelt Creative Cooridor Business Academy
Taft
Wilson

High schools[]

Jefferson runs from 7:50 AM to 3 PM;[16] and Kennedy runs from 7:50 AM to 3 PM. This was changed for the 2016 to 2017 school year and onward to accommodate a seventh period class. Washington runs from 8 AM to 2:50 PM.[17][18] All three high schools dismiss at 1:30pm every Friday due to professional development time for teachers.

School Name
Jefferson
Kennedy
Metro
Washington

Demographics and student discipline[]

In 2021 60.4% of the students were non-Hispanic white. The revealed that from 2015-2020, 56.3% of allegations of misdemeanor crimes against students and 61.2% of allegations total made by school resource officers were directed towards Black students.[19]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h "Cedar Rapids Comm School District". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  2. ^ "Our District". Cedar Rapids Community School District. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  3. ^ "Cedar Rapids" (PDF). Iowa Department of Education. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  4. ^ "Despite Supporters' Pleas, Polk Elementary School Will Close". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2012.
  5. ^ "Arthur Elementary School". Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  6. ^ "History of Cleveland Elementary School". Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  7. ^ "About Erskine". Archived from the original on November 1, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  8. ^ "Garfield History". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  9. ^ "Facts about Grant". Archived from the original on October 18, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  10. ^ "About our School". Archived from the original on June 24, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  11. ^ "Hiawatha Elementary History". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  12. ^ "Kenwood History". Archived from the original on September 17, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  13. ^ "Welcome". Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  14. ^ "Truman Elementary School". Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  15. ^ "Van Buren History". Archived from the original on June 24, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  16. ^ "Jefferson High School". Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  17. ^ "Kennedy High School". Archived from the original on December 20, 2011. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  18. ^ "Washington High School". Archived from the original on June 2, 2012. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
  19. ^ King, Grace (2021-06-14). "Black students run 6 times the risk of white students for criminal complaints in Cedar Rapids schools". Cedar Rapids Gazette. Retrieved 2021-08-22.

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