Academically Relevant Data Files and Websites: Data Resources for Schools

The following data is publicly available data that can prove useful to schools and school leaders in their efforts to improve schools.

For information, contact:

Paul Kiburz Regional Administrator

(319) 358-6219 1-800-332-8488

Links to websites with data:

The Great Schools: http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/cs_where/IA

The Great Schools website has information such as:

ITBS scores

Students per teacher


Student ethnicity


Percent of students on Free/Reduced meals

The Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT 2008 Data Book Online:
http://www.kidscount.org/datacenter/databook.jsp

The Regional Capacity Analysis Program website (http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/) has data for Iowa counties and school districts in PDF format.

Iowa School District Profiles: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/school_district/

Area 10 Profile of Services: http://www.aea10.k12.ia.us/purpose/profile.html

Profiles of Child Well-Being: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/

Benton County: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/files/cwb06_19011.pdf

Cedar County: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/files/cwb06_19031.pdf

Iowa County: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/files/cwb06_19095.pdf

Johnson County: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/files/cwb06_19103.pdf

Jones County: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/files/cwb06_19105.pdf

Linn County: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/files/cwb06_19113.pdf

Washington County: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/child/files/cwb06_19183.pdf

Population Trends: http://www.recap.iastate.edu/local/population/

County Data Fact Sheets, compiled by the Iowa Collaboration for Youth Development:

Benton County: http://www.icyd.org/images/stories/Data/Benton_06FS.pdf

Cedar County:  http://www.icyd.org/images/stories/Data/Cedar_06FS.pdf

Iowa County:  http://www.icyd.org/images/stories/Data/Iowa_06FS.pdf

Johnson County:  http://www.icyd.org/images/stories/Data/Johnson_06FS.pdf

Jones County:  http://www.icyd.org/images/stories/Data/Jones_06FS.pdf

Linn County:  http://www.icyd.org/images/stories/Data/Linn_06FS.pdf

Washington County:  http://www.icyd.org/images/stories/Data/Washington_06FS.pdf

Excel files of Pertinent Data. The following Excel files allow schools to filter for their specific information and view trends over time.

AEA 10 Free and Reduced Price Lunch by Schools

AEA 10 Graduation & Drop Out Trends

AEA 10 Graduate Intentions

AEA 10 Suspension/Expulsion Trends

AEA 10 Trends in Grade, Race, and Gender Enrollments

January, 2008 Community-wide Report Card for Cedar Rapids, College Community, Linn-Mar, Marion, and  Metro Catholic Schools

Iowa Department of Education School Profiles

AEA 10 Iowa Youth Survey Trend Report for 1999, 2002, 2005 & 2008

AEA10 Iowa Youth Survey Report for 2005

Area 10 Iowa Youth Survey Report for 2008

School District Iowa Youth Survey Trend Reports arenot available online, but may be obtained from district superintendents.

Iowa Youth Survey Toolkits:

Alcohol and Youth
Alcohol Spreadsheet

Tobacco and Youth
Tobacco Spreadsheet

School Climate and Connection
School Climate and Connection Spreadsheet

Risky Behaviors and Bullying
Risky Behaviors and Bullying Spreadsheet

Community Connection
Community Connection Spreadsheet