Penn Elementary School

230 N Dubuque St, North Liberty IA, 52317 | Iowa City Community School District | 319-688-1150
  • grades PK-6
  • students 673
  • type Elementary
PROFICIENCY 72% 5% higher than state average
School Rankings Proficiency Averages
65%North Liberty
69%Iowa

Penn Elementary School is a school servicing grades PK to 6 and is located in the district of "Iowa City Community School District" in North Liberty, IA. There are a total of 673 students and 39 teachers at Penn Elementary School, for a student to teacher ratio of 18 to 1.

Penn Elementary School has an average proficiency test score (in mathematics and languages) of 72.0%, which is 5% higher than the Iowa average.

Penn Elementary School location

Academics

Students/Teachers
Students673
Teachers39
Student/Teacher ratio18:1

 

Advanced Placement
AP enrollmentn/a
Taking some coursesn/a
Taking some courses (not tests)n/a
Passing some coursesn/a
Passing no coursesn/a

Advanced placement (AP) is a program that offers high school students the ability to take college level courses and exams. These programs were created to be at the same level of most first year university courses. If the students were successful in the AP programs, they could potentially receive advanced placement, credit or exemptions when they go on to university. At Penn Elementary School, there are a total of n/a students enrolled in advanced placement courses, with n/a taking some courses.

Proficiency in mathematics comparison

Proficiency in languages comparison

Proficiency in mathematics by grade

GradeProficiency
All76%
375-79%
480-84%
560-64%
675-79%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

Proficiency in languages by grade

GradeProficiency
All68%
365-69%
480-84%
560-64%
660-64%
7n/a
8n/a
High Schooln/a

The proficiency in math and languages tables represent the percentage of students that scored at or above the proficiency level on their standardized state assessment tests. Although these tests are standardized within each state, the tests may vary from state to state. Comparing the results of one state to another may not always be an accurate or fair comparison.

Penn Elementary School race/ethnicity breakdown

RaceSchoolDistrictIowaNational
White 83.0% 64.9% 78.6% 51.1%
Black 12.5% 18.1% 5.4% 15.9%
Asian 0.4% 6.7% 2.4% 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino 3.0% 9.0% 9.7% 23.6%
American Indian and Alaskan 0.7% 0.4% 0.5% 1.2%
Hawaiian 0.4% 0.2% 0.2% 0.4%
Multiracial 0.0% 0.7% 3.1% 3.1%

North Liberty demographics profile

StatisticNorth LibertyIowaNational
Population75,8493,155,070328,239,523
Population density (sq mi)2,9575791
Median age26.338.037.7
Male/Female ratio1.0:11.0:11.0:1
Married (15yrs & older)38%60%55%
Speak English82%92%79%
Speak Spanish5%4%13%

Education level achieved in North Liberty

IndexNorth LibertyIowaNational
Completed 8th grade94.3%89.2%84.3%
Completed high school93.1%87.7%83.0%
Completed some college82.2%59.8%59.4%
Completed associate degree66.7%38.4%38.5%
Completed bachelors59.9%27.2%30.3%
Completed masters30.9%8.7%11.5%
Completed professional degree14.1%2.7%3.3%
Completed doctorate8.1%1.1%1.3%
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Source: The Penn Elementary School data displayed above is derived from the National Center for Education Statistics and from the U.S. Department of Education.