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Wickham Elementary School

601 Oakdale Blvd
Coralville, IA 52241

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Serving 315 students in grades Prekindergarten-5, Wickham Elementary School ranks in the top 5% of all schools in Iowa for overall test scores (math proficiency is top 5%, and reading proficiency is top 5%).

The percentage of students achieving is 91% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 68%). The percentage of students achieving is 91% (which is higher than the Iowa state average of 70%).

The student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the Iowa state level of 14:1.

Minority enrollment is 42% of the student body (majority Asian), which is higher than the Iowa state average of 30% (majority Hispanic and Black).

Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 315 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 42%
: Top 5% in IA
: 91% (Top 5%)
: 91% (Top 5%)
: 90-94% (Top 1%)
: Wickham Elementary serves the northern part of Coralville, IA, covering an area of approximately 4.7 square miles. Families within this zone typically have a drive to the school of about 5-10 minutes, with the furthest edge located 3.1 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

Top Rankings

Wickham Elementary School ranks among the top 20% of public schools in Iowa for:

School Overview

Wickham Elementary School's student population of 315 students has declined by 12% over five school years.

The teacher population of 21 teachers has declined by 12% over five school years.

Grades Offered

Grades Prekindergarten-5
(No virtual instruction)

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Distribution of Students By Grade Trends
Grade	Wickham Elementary School
Pre-K	35
Kind	47
1	46
2	58
3	39
4	50
5	40

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Total Students

315 students

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Total Students Trends (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School
2025	315
2024	371
2023	383
2022	352
2021	360
2020	413
2019	481
2018	485
2017	509
2016	522
2015	500
2014	480
2013	478
2012	476
2011	488
2010	485
2009	493
2008	491
2007	452
2006	446
2005	565
2004	540
2003	496
2002	469
2001	443
2000	477
1999	449
1998	378

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Total Classroom Teachers

21 teachers

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Total Classroom Teachers Trends (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School
2025	21
2024	23
2023	23
2022	23
2021	24
2020	26
2019	31
2018	34
2017	34
2016	33
2015	31
2014	31
2013	28
2012	29
2011	28
2010	28
2009	28
2008	26
2007	26
2006	24
2005	30
2004	29
2003	26
2002	23
2001	20
2000	22
1999	22
1998	20

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School Rankings

Wickham Elementary School ranks within the top 5% of all 1,223 schools in Iowa (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data).

The of Wickham Elementary School is 0.61, which is more than the diversity score at state average of 0.48. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five school years.

This School

State Level (IA)

#18 out of 1223 schools
(Top 5%)

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Overall School Rank Trends (2010-2023)
Year	Wickham Elementary School
2023	#18
2022	#14
2021	#21
2019	#35
2018	#184
2017	#371
2016	#449
2015	#145
2014	#57
2013	#38
2012	#41
2011	#108
2010	#25

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91%

68%

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Math Proficiency Comparison (2010-2023)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2023	91%	68%	68%
2022	90%	64%	66%
2021	92%	64%	65%
2019	92%	69%	71%
2018	86%	76%	73%
2017	83%	77%	74%
2016	83%	78%	76%
2015	88%	79%	76%
2014	92%	79%	77%
2013	93%	77%	76%
2012	93%	76%	77%
2011	93%	78%	77%
2010	93%	77%	77%

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91%

70%

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Reading and Language Arts Proficiency Comparison (2010-2022)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2022	91%	70%	72%
2021	85%	68%	70%
2019	86%	68%	68%
2018	88%	74%	73%
2017	85%	75%	75%
2016	83%	75%	75%
2015	88%	76%	76%
2014	89%	76%	75%
2013	89%	72%	73%
2012	87%	71%	72%
2011	86%	76%	75%
2010	90%	75%	74%

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90-94%

63%

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Science Proficiency Comparison (2021-2022)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2022	92%	63%	63%
2021	84%	60%	61%

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Student-Teacher Ratio

15:1

14:1

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Student-Teacher Ratio Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	15:1	14:1
2024	16:1	14:1
2023	17:1	14:1	14:1
2022	15:1	14:1	14:1
2021	15:1	14:1	14:1
2020	16:1	14:1	15:1
2019	16:1	14:1	15:1
2018	14:1	14:1	15:1
2017	15:1	14:1	15:1
2016	16:1	14:1	16:1
2015	16:1	14:1	16:1
2014	15:1	14:1	16:1
2013	17:1	14:1	16:1
2012	16:1	14:1	16:1
2011	17:1	14:1	16:1
2010	17:1	13:1	16:1
2009	18:1	13:1	16:1
2008	19:1	13:1	16:1
2007	17:1	14:1	16:1
2006	19:1	13:1	16:1
2005	19:1	13:1	16:1
2004	19:1	13:1	16:1
2003	19:1	13:1	16:1
2002	20:1	13:1	18:1
2001	22:1	14:1	18:1
2000	22:1	14:1	18:1
1999	20:1	15:1	19:1
1998	19:1	14:1	18:1

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Asian

20%

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Asian Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	20%	3%
2024	21%	3%
2023	20%	2%	6%
2022	19%	3%	5%
2021	21%	3%	6%
2020	17%	3%	6%
2019	18%	3%	6%
2018	16%	3%	6%
2017	15%	2%	6%
2016	13%	2%	6%
2015	13%	2%	7%
2014	13%	2%	6%
2013	10%	2%	7%
2012	9%	2%	7%
2011	9%	2%	8%
2010	9%	2%	8%
2009	9%	2%	8%
2008	10%	2%	8%
2007	9%	2%	8%
2006	9%	2%	7%
2005	7%	2%	8%
2004	5%	2%	7%
2003	4%	2%	7%
2002	3%	2%	7%
2001	2%	2%	6%
2000	2%	2%	5%
1999	3%	2%	6%
1998	4%	2%	5%

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Hispanic

14%

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Hispanic Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	5%	14%
2024	4%	13%
2023	4%	13%	13%
2022	4%	12%	13%
2021	5%	12%	12%
2020	6%	12%	12%
2019	6%	11%	12%
2018	9%	11%	11%
2017	8%	11%	11%
2016	9%	10%	11%
2015	8%	10%	11%
2014	7%	10%	11%
2013	4%	9%	10%
2012	4%	9%	10%
2011	3%	9%	9%
2010	2%	8%	8%
2009	2%	7%	8%
2008	2%	6%	7%
2007	2%	6%	7%
2006	2%	6%	7%
2005	3%	5%	6%
2004	2%	5%	5%
2003	1%	4%	5%
2002	1%	4%	5%
2001	2%	4%	4%
2000	3%	3%	3%
1999	3%	3%	3%
1998	3%	3%	3%

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Black

11%

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Black Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	11%	7%
2024	8%	7%
2023	6%	7%	23%
2022	6%	7%	22%
2021	4%	7%	22%
2020	6%	7%	20%
2019	4%	6%	20%
2018	5%	6%	20%
2017	7%	6%	20%
2016	6%	6%	19%
2015	4%	6%	18%
2014	3%	5%	17%
2013	2%	5%	16%
2012	2%	5%	16%
2011	3%	5%	16%
2010	3%	5%	16%
2009	2%	6%	16%
2008	4%	6%	16%
2007	4%	5%	14%
2006	4%	5%	13%
2005	3%	5%	12%
2004	4%	4%	12%
2003	5%	4%	11%
2002	4%	4%	9%
2001	4%	4%	8%
2000	4%	4%	7%
1999	4%	4%	7%
1998	3%	3%	6%

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White

58%

70%

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White Student Percentage Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	58%	70%
2024	61%	71%
2023	62%	72%	52%
2022	65%	73%	54%
2021	61%	74%	54%
2020	61%	74%	56%
2019	65%	75%	56%
2018	63%	76%	58%
2017	64%	77%	58%
2016	67%	78%	60%
2015	71%	78%	60%
2014	73%	79%	62%
2013	81%	80%	64%
2012	83%	81%	66%
2011	85%	81%	67%
2010	86%	82%	68%
2009	87%	84%	68%
2008	84%	85%	69%
2007	85%	86%	71%
2006	85%	86%	73%
2005	87%	87%	74%
2004	89%	88%	76%
2003	90%	89%	77%
2002	92%	90%	79%
2001	92%	90%	80%
2000	90%	91%	85%
1999	89%	91%	84%
1998	89%	92%	85%

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Two or more races

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Two or More Races Student Percentage Comparison (2012-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	6%	5%
2024	6%	5%
2023	8%	5%	6%
2022	6%	5%	6%
2021	9%	4%	6%
2020	10%	4%	6%
2019	7%	4%	6%
2018	7%	4%	5%
2017	6%	4%	5%
2016	5%	4%	4%
2015	4%	3%	4%
2014	4%	3%	4%
2013	3%	3%	3%
2012	2%	3%	1%

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All Ethnic Groups

42%

30%

0.61

0.48

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Diversity Score Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	0.61	0.49
2024	0.58	0.48
2023	0.57	0.46	0.66
2022	0.54	0.45	0.65
2021	0.58	0.43	0.64
2020	0.59	0.43	0.63
2019	0.54	0.42	0.63
2018	0.57	0.41	0.61
2017	0.56	0.39	0.61
2016	0.53	0.38	0.60
2015	0.47	0.38	0.59
2014	0.45	0.37	0.57
2013	0.33	0.35	0.56
2012	0.30	0.34	0.54
2011	0.27	0.34	0.52
2010	0.25	0.32	0.51
2009	0.24	0.29	0.50
2008	0.29	0.27	0.49
2007	0.27	0.26	0.47
2006	0.27	0.26	0.45
2005	0.24	0.24	0.44
2004	0.21	0.22	0.41
2003	0.19	0.21	0.39
2002	0.15	0.19	0.36
2001	0.15	0.19	0.35
2000	0.19	0.17	0.27
1999	0.21	0.17	0.28
1998	0.21	0.15	0.27

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(22-23)

10.2%

24.7%

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Chronic Absenteeism Rate (2021-2023)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2023	10.2%	24.7%	29.6%
2022	10.8%	27.8%	31.3%
2021	2.9%	23.1%	21.1%

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Participates in the

Yes

Eligible for

17%

35%

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Free Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1998-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	17%	35%
2024	13%	36%
2023	11%	36%	36%
2022	11%	35%	35%
2021	6%	35%	32%
2020	9%	35%	34%
2019	7%	36%	34%
2018	11%	33%	32%
2017	12%	34%	32%
2016	14%	34%	31%
2015	10%	34%	30%
2014	9%	34%	30%
2013	6%	34%	27%
2012	4%	33%	26%
2011	4%	31%	26%
2010	2%	29%	26%
2009	2%	26%	25%
2008	4%	26%	23%
2007	3%	24%	21%
2006	1%	25%	19%
2005	2%	23%	19%
2004	3%	22%	17%
2003	4%	21%	14%
2002	4%	19%	14%
2001	5%	19%	14%
2000	7%	19%	14%
1999	10%	20%	14%
1998	12%	21%	14%

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Eligible for

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Reduced-Price Lunch Eligibility Comparison (1999-2025)
Year	Wickham Elementary School	Iowa	Iowa City Comm School District
2025	3%	7%
2024	2%	5%
2023	2%	6%	5%
2022	1%	5%	3%
2021	1%	6%	4%
2020	1%	7%	5%
2019	2%	7%	5%
2018	1%	7%	4%
2017	2%	7%	4%
2016	1%	7%	4%
2015	1%	7%	3%
2014	2%	7%	4%
2012	1%	7%	4%
2011	2%	8%	5%
2010	1%	8%	5%
2009	2%	8%	5%
2008	1%	8%	4%
2007	2%	8%	3%
2006	2%	8%	4%
2005	2%	8%	4%
2004	2%	8%	4%
2003	2%	8%	4%
2002	2%	8%	4%
2001	2%	8%	4%
2000	2%	7%	4%
1999	6%	7%	4%

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School Statewide Testing

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School District Name

Iowa City Comm School District

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Wickham Elementary School's ranking?

Wickham Elementary School is ranked #18 out of 1,223 schools, which ranks it among the top 5% of public schools in Iowa.

What schools are Wickham Elementary School often compared to?

Wickham Elementary Schoolis often viewed alongside schools like James Van Allen Elementary School, Lincoln Elementary School, Central Elementary School by visitors of our site.

What percent of students have achieved state testing proficiency in math and reading?

91% of students have achieved math proficiency (compared to the 68% IA state average), while 91% of students have achieved reading proficiency (compared to the 70% IA state average).

How many students attend Wickham Elementary School?

315 students attend Wickham Elementary School.

What is the racial composition of the student body?

58% of Wickham Elementary School students are White, 20% of students are Asian, 11% of students are Black, 6% of students are Two or more races, and 5% of students are Hispanic.

What is the student-teacher ratio of Wickham Elementary School?

Wickham Elementary School has a student ration of 15:1, which is higher than the Iowa state average of 14:1.

What grades does Wickham Elementary School offer ?

Wickham Elementary School offers enrollment in grades Prekindergarten-5 (No virtual instruction).

What school district is Wickham Elementary School part of?

Wickham Elementary School is part of Iowa City Comm School District.

In what neighborhood is Wickham Elementary School located?

Wickham Elementary School is located in the Wickham neighborhood of Coralville, IA.

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Quick Facts (26-27)

Grades: Prekindergarten-5
Enrollment: 315 students
Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1
Minority Enrollment: 42%
: Top 5%
: 91% (Top 5%)
: 91% (Top 5%)
: 90-94% (Top 1%)
: Wickham Elementary serves the northern part of Coralville, IA, covering an area of approximately 4.7 square miles. Families within this zone typically have a drive to the school of about 5-10 minutes, with the furthest edge located 3.1 miles away.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), IA Dept. of Education