Robins’s public schools score below 91% of Iowa districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 52% of Robins’s students scored proficient, below the Iowa average (64%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Robins, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within Iowa, not nationally.
From Iowa state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Robins’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 117 Iowa towns with household incomes within a quarter of Robins’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 9% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 61% of tested students were proficient in reading and 52% in math, against 70% and 64% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 88% across Iowa. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Cedar Rapids spends $14,892 per student and Alburnett $11,176, against $13,713 across Iowa (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Robins’s grade
D: better than 9% of Iowa school districts, #121 of 140 Iowa towns. Both inputs trail the Iowa average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Robins, with each school’s own grade.
Robins runs its own schools through grade 12 (Cedar Rapids Community School District). From grade PK, students attend the Alburnett Community School District, shared with Alburnett. Its elementary school is in Cedar Rapids. Parts of Robins (6% of its land) are served by Linn-Mar instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Robins
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Robins vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the Iowa towns that share Robins’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Robins | D | Cedar Rapids PK–12 · Alburnett PK–12 |
| Hiawatha | D | Cedar Rapids |
| Cedar Rapids | D | Cedar Rapids PK–12 · College PK–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Cedar Rapids with Robins for grades PK–12, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Robins
32 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Iowa’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Robins’s schools
Are Robins’s schools good?
On Iowa’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Robins children attend score below 91% of Iowa’s school districts on tests and graduation, a D Schools grade, #121 of 140 Iowa towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Robins in?
Two districts: Cedar Rapids Community School District runs grades PK–12, and Alburnett Community School District runs grades PK–12, shared with Alburnett.
Where do Robins kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: John F Kennedy High School, Thomas Jefferson High School, George Washington High School, Alburnett Senior High School and City View High.
What is Robins’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Cedar Rapids Community School District graduated in four years, against 88% across Iowa.
How much does Robins spend per student?
$14,892 in Cedar Rapids Community School District and $11,176 in Alburnett Community School District (FY2024), against $13,713 across Iowa. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Robins families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within Iowa. Stars are from neighbors.