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Cedar River Academy at Taylor

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

720 7th AVE SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 · (319) 558-2477 · Part of Cedar Rapids Community School District

Cedar Rapids’ School Grade D better than 12% of Iowa school districts

Students
355
Students per teacher
13:1
Free or reduced lunch
76%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Cedar River Academy at Taylor

  • Its own letter, D−: reading and math results near the bottom of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 42 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 41 pts below the state
  • Next stop for Cedar Rapids kids: 8 middle schools

On the path

Where Cedar Rapids kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Cedar River Academy at TaylorYou are here
6–88 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 67.8%

Its own letter, D−, places these results among Iowa’s 1,177 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

720 7th AVE SW, Cedar Rapids

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K56
Kindergarten45
Grade 162
Grade 239
Grade 340
Grade 458
Grade 555
Enrollment over time
342’20
325’21
296’22
344’23
355’24

Up 3.8% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 38%White 33%Two or more races 16%Hispanic 12%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 2%Asian <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Cedar River Academy at Taylor from Cedar Rapids families.

Other schools in Cedar Rapids Community School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Iowa’s other public schools; Cedar Rapids’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.