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Ernest Horn Elementary School

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

600 Koser Ave, Iowa City, IA 52246 · (319) 688-1115 · Part of Iowa City Community School District

University Heights’ School Grade B− better than 53% of Iowa school districts

Directions
Students
453
Students per teacher
14:1
Free or reduced lunch
58%
Setting
Suburb
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about Ernest Horn Elementary School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 25% of Iowa’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 5 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 10 pts below the state
  • Enrollment up 9.2% since 2020–21
  • Next stop for University Heights kids: 3 middle schools

On the path

Where University Heights kids come from and go next. The whole path →

PK–5Ernest Horn Elementary SchoolYou are here
6–83 middle schoolsDepends on your address

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency59%
State average 64.2%
Reading / language arts58%
State average 67.8%

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

Location

Directions ↗

600 Koser Ave, Iowa City

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten63
Grade 171
Grade 263
Grade 367
Grade 474
Grade 568
Enrollment over time
415’20
416’21
442’22
430’23
453’24

Up 9.2% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 43%White 34%Asian 10%Two or more races 6%Hispanic 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

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

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Ernest Horn Elementary School from University Heights families.

Other schools in Iowa City Community School District

The district →
Penn Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Liberty
A
512 students15:1
Herbert Hoover Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iowa City
C
464 students13:1
Weber Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iowa City
B−
456 students11:1
Alexander Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Iowa City
D
436 students11:1
Christine Grant Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · North Liberty
A−
426 students13:1
Norman Borlaug Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Coralville
B−
405 students13:1

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; University Heights’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.