Is Bohumil Shimek Elementary School a good school?

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School ranks 111 th of 557 Iowa elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Bohumil Shimek Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 214 students attended Bohumil Shimek Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Bohumil Shimek Elementary School?

Students at Bohumil Shimek Elementary School are 73% White, 9% African American, 8% Two or more races, 5% Hispanic, 5% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Bohumil Shimek Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Bohumil Shimek Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Southeast Junior High School High : Iowa City High School

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

Summary:

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School is a public elementary school in Iowa City, Iowa, serving 214 students in grades PK-6 and part of the Iowa City Community School District.

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School consistently outperforms the district and state in academic proficiency, with 91.3% of 6th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 73.1% for the district and 74.5% for the state. The school also ranks in the top 25% of Iowa elementary schools, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. While Bohumil Shimek's academic performance is impressive, nearby Wickham Elementary also demonstrates exceptional results, ranking 6th out of 557 Iowa elementary schools.

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School has a relatively low percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients at 20.09%, compared to some nearby schools like Mark Twain Elementary (65.04%) and Kirkwood Elementary (69.14%). Additionally, the school maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.5 to 12.2 over the past three school years, which may contribute to its academic success.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-6

1400 Grissel Place
Iowa City, IA 52245

(319) 688-1160

District: Iowa City Community School District

SchoolDigger Rank:
111^th of 557 Iowa Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,044

Students who attend Bohumil Shimek Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:	Southeast Junior High School
High:	Iowa City High School

Student/teacher ratio: 12.2

Number of students: 214

Racial breakdown:

White:

73.4%

African American:

8.9%

Two or more races:

7.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Bohumil Shimek Elementary School ranks better than 80.1% of elementary schools in Iowa. It also ranks 4^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the Iowa City Community School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 75.13. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (73.4%), African American (8.9%), two or more races (7.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Bohumil Shimek Elementary School is 12.2, which is the 8^th best among 19 elementary schools in the Iowa City Community School District. (See more...)

Compare Bohumil Shimek Elementary School employs 17.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Bohumil Shimek Elementary School is $14,044, which is the 8^th highest among 19 elementary schools in the Iowa City Community School District.

Schooldigger Rankings:

Bohumil Shimek Elementary School was not ranked this year due to insufficient test score data.

Iowa City Community School District:

SchoolDigger ranks Iowa City Community School District 221^st of 309 Iowa school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	IA State Percentile
2012	69.86	147^th	626	76.5%
2013	79.91	46^th	624	92.6%
2014	75.78	99^th	603	83.6%
2015	68.51	205^th	616	66.7%
2016	74.10	128^th	599	78.6%
2017	79.86	69^th	574	88.0%
2018	89.87	9^th	567	98.4%
2019	75.89	123^rd	603	79.6%
2021	82.85	64^th	567	88.7%
2022	79.70	81^st	574	85.9%
2023	73.79	129^th	565	77.2%
2024	75.13	111^th	557	80.1%

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Data source: Iowa Department of Education

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 24, 2015

Tragic school.

NO parent communication at all. NO teacher newsletters, no teacher websites, no emails (beyond very basic reminders), no blog. Nothing. Parents have NO idea what goes on for 7 hours a day. I've received ONE personal email from a Shimek teacher in 5 years. One. The principal puts out a bi-monthy newsletter telling us where to park, etc., but it's crickets from the classrooms.

VERY low caliber instruction. Something you'd expect from a plighted urban school, yet this is a very privileged school...all black line master work. Absolutely no teacher created curriculum at all. Soulless and generic and alienating to students. Writing, Social studies and science rarely happen. My child made it through an entire trimester without doing any writing! Teachers ares all out the door at 4. Minimum expectations (curriculum development, student feedback, parent communication, community connections and extensions etc) are never met.

NO teacher feedback on student work. Absolutely none. Teachers don't grade at Shimek. Five years and my child has received one single star on one math packet (that was not graded, just starred). I've never seen a Shimek teacher's handwriting....beyond that star. Even though class sizes are tiny. In 5 years I've seen a maximum of 10 assignments come home...none of which had a scratch of handwriting on it (beyond the one star).

NO parent involvement in the classroom. Talented and skilled parents are kept at bay when they offer to volunteer. Halloween this year all parents were required to stay outside in the cold during the kids halloween celebration. Parents' only role is fundraising and volunteering outside of the classroom.

No meaningful field trips. In five years we've been to the Iowa Children's Museum (nothing new to any shimek student); another school for a guest author speaker (never heard of her); and other meaningless trips that take very little effort or imagination.

Nothing substantive or meaningful happens at Shimek, beyond their amazing BASP program. HUGE disappointment. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	203	3	2	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	211
1989	225	3	3	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	234
1990	226	4	3	2	1	n/a	n/a	0	236
1991	246	9	4	1	0	n/a	n/a	0	260
1992	235	11	4	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	250
1993	236	7	3	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	246
1994	246	8	2	0	0	n/a	n/a	0	256
1995	226	15	6	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	251
1996	226	15	6	3	1	n/a	n/a	0	251
1997	224	11	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
1998	228	13	5	5	1	n/a	n/a	0	252
1999	220	15	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	244
2000	235	14	6	5	0	n/a	n/a	-11	249
2001	211	13	5	1	1	n/a	n/a	0	231
2002	215	10	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	234
2003	215	10	5	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	234
2004	215	10	7	3	0	n/a	n/a	0	235
2005	204	7	9	4	0	n/a	n/a	0	224
2006	193	11	10	6	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2007	189	14	12	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	220
2008	173	17	9	5	0	n/a	n/a	0	204
2009	157	16	10	8	0	n/a	n/a	0	191
2010	163	15	13	10	0	0	0	0	201
2011	164	20	7	10	0	0	0	0	201
2012	180	16	3	16	1	0	4	0	220
2013	196	13	3	10	1	0	5	0	228
2014	210	6	3	13	0	0	8	0	240
2015	221	9	3	10	0	0	8	0	251
2016	211	9	4	11	0	0	15	0	250
2017	198	12	2	11	0	0	13	0	236
2018	199	16	5	9	0	0	12	0	241
2019	182	19	3	12	1	0	12	0	229
2020	175	18	3	10	0	0	13	0	219
2021	142	18	3	8	0	0	10	0	181
2022	147	19	3	12	0	0	15	0	196
2023	157	19	10	11	0	0	17	0	214

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	211	10.5	20.0	1.9
1989	234	7.0	33.4	0
1990	236	7.0	33.7	1.3
1991	260	13.2	19.6	0.8
1992	250	12.0	20.8	3.2
1993	246	10.6	23.2	2
1994	256	10.7	23.9	2.7
1995	251	11.7	21.5	5.6
1996	251	11.7	21.5	5.6
1997	244	12.0	20.3	5.7
1998	252	12.0	21.0	4
1999	244	11.5	21.2	3.3
2000	249	12.0	20.8	3.8
2001	231	12.1	19.1	1.3
2002	234	15.3	15.3	3
2003	234	15.3	15.3	3
2004	235	14.8	15.9	1.7
2005	224	14.0	16.0	5.8
2006	220	14.2	15.5	6.8
2007	220	14.2	15.5	7.7
2008	204	14.0	14.6	12.7
2009	191	13.5	14.1	12.6
2010	201	14.3	14.0	10.9
2011	201	17.3	11.5	12.4
2012	220	17.5	12.5	13.2
2013	228	16.8	13.5	12.3
2014	240	16.0	15.0	11.3
2015	251	16.0	15.6	13.5
2016	250	14.0	17.8	14.4
2017	236	14.7	16.0	18.2
2018	241	13.9	17.2	17
2019	229	14.4	15.8	18.3
2020	219	15.4	14.1	19.6
2021	181	17.1	10.5	19.3
2022	196	18.3	10.7	17.9
2023	214	17.4	12.2	20.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	211	10.5	20.0	1.9
1989	234	7.0	33.4	0
1990	236	7.0	33.7	1.3
1991	260	13.2	19.6	0.8
1992	250	12.0	20.8	3.2
1993	246	10.6	23.2	2
1994	256	10.7	23.9	2.7
1995	251	11.7	21.5	5.6
1996	251	11.7	21.5	5.6
1997	244	12.0	20.3	5.7
1998	252	12.0	21.0	4
1999	244	11.5	21.2	3.3
2000	249	12.0	20.8	3.8
2001	231	12.1	19.1	1.3
2002	234	15.3	15.3	3
2003	234	15.3	15.3	3
2004	235	14.8	15.9	1.7
2005	224	14.0	16.0	5.8
2006	220	14.2	15.5	6.8
2007	220	14.2	15.5	7.7
2008	204	14.0	14.6	12.7
2009	191	13.5	14.1	12.6
2010	201	14.3	14.0	10.9
2011	201	17.3	11.5	12.4
2012	220	17.5	12.5	13.2
2013	228	16.8	13.5	12.3
2014	240	16.0	15.0	11.3
2015	251	16.0	15.6	13.5
2016	250	14.0	17.8	14.4
2017	236	14.7	16.0	18.2
2018	241	13.9	17.2	17
2019	229	14.4	15.8	18.3
2020	219	15.4	14.1	19.6
2021	181	17.1	10.5	19.3
2022	196	18.3	10.7	17.9
2023	214	17.4	12.2	20.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Finances

Per Pupil Expenditures for Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

Year	Expenditures from Federal Funds	Expenditures from State and Local Funds	Total Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019	$230 (1.6%)	$13,813 (98.4%)	$14,044

Data source: Iowa Department of Education

Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

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Rankings

Rank Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Rank Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Ranks 123^rd of 603 Elementary schools	Ranks 129^th of 565 Elementary schools	2.4%

Test Scores

	% proficient Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	% proficient Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	69	57.9	11.1%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Iowa City Community School District)	64.5	63.9	0.6%
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	65.3	66.3	1%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	75.9	78.9	3%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Iowa City Community School District)	72	70.2	1.8%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	71.7	75.3	3.6%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	85.2	90.9	5.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa City Community School District)	69.8	76	6.2%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	70.5	73.1	2.6%
4th Grade Mathematics (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	88.9	87.9	1%
4th Grade Mathematics (Iowa City Community School District)	69.5	72.4	2.9%
4th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	72.5	72.9	0.4%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	78	83.3	5.3%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa City Community School District)	65.9	65	0.9%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	67.3	68.3	1%
5th Grade Mathematics (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	80.5	79.2	1.3%
5th Grade Mathematics (Iowa City Community School District)	69.4	67.4	2%
5th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	69.4	71.3	1.9%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	90.5	92.6	2.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa City Community School District)	72.6	77	4.4%
6th Grade English Language Arts (Iowa)	67.5	72.7	5.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Bohumil Shimek Elementary School)	81	85.2	4.2%
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa City Community School District)	78.7	74.6	4.1%
6th Grade Mathematics (Iowa)	69.4	69.9	0.5%

Student Body

	Number of students Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)	Number of students Post pandemic (2022-2023)	Change (%)
Total Students	229	214	6.6%
African American	19	19
American Indian	1	0	100%
Asian	3	10	233.3%
Hispanic	12	11	8.3%
Pacific Islander	0	0
White	182	157	13.7%
Two or More Races	12	17	41.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	18.3%	20.1%	1.8%

Schools Near Bohumil Shimek Elementary School

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				ISASP English Language Arts (2024)				ISASP Mathematics (2024)				ISASP Science (2024)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2019)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	ISASP English Language Arts 3rd Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 4th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 5th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1400 Grissel Place	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1160	214	17	12.2	20.1%	157 (73.4%)	19 (8.9%)	11 (5.1%)	10 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)	75.1	111^th of 557 public elementary schools	80.1%		73.8	129^th of 565 public elementary schools	77.2%	18	80.0	73.7	87.9	91.3	88.0	65.0	81.8	73.9	78.8	$14,044	$230	$13,813
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	521 N Dodge St	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1145	213	17	12.5	35.2%	147 (69.0%)	26 (12.2%)	24 (11.3%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	12 (5.6%)	49.5	333^rd of 557 public elementary schools	40.2%		56.5	271^st of 565 public elementary schools	52.0%	62	69.7	67.7	67.9	81.5	69.7	51.6	71.4	77.8	67.9	$16,025	$649	$15,377
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	K-6	300 Teeters Court	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1130	223	16	13.9	31.8%	122 (54.7%)	47 (21.1%)	18 (8.1%)	18 (8.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	15 (6.7%)	75.9	105^th of 557 public elementary schools	81.1%		77	108^th of 565 public elementary schools	80.9%	3	70.6	82.6	93.1	84.0	79.4	82.6	89.7	72.0	89.7	$13,259	$202	$13,057
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	K-6	1130 Seymour Ave	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1135	385	32	12.1	57.4%	177 (46.0%)	104 (27.0%)	69 (17.9%)	5 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	28 (7.3%)	37	401^st of 557 public elementary schools	28.0%		40.4	394^th of 565 public elementary schools	30.3%	7	62.5	65.5	66.0	73.2	54.7	56.9	64.0	80.5	60.0	$13,112	$279	$12,833
Central Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	501 6th St	Coralville	52241	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1100	485	39	12.3	53.2%	206 (42.5%)	147 (30.3%)	68 (14.0%)	29 (6.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (7.0%)	32.8	432^nd of 557 public elementary schools	22.4%		45.5	364^th of 565 public elementary schools	35.6%	68	60.0	69.8	55.2	64.1	63.1	71.7	63.8	65.6	55.2	$13,271	$714	$12,557
Helen Lemme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	3100 Washington St	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1125	391	25	15.6	34.8%	256 (65.5%)	32 (8.2%)	74 (18.9%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	60.7	245^th of 557 public elementary schools	56.0%		60.5	243^rd of 565 public elementary schools	57.0%	2	71.1	76.1	76.7	66.7	80.0	80.4	75.0	77.8	65.0	$12,605	$204	$12,400
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1355 DeForest Avenue	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1165	246	25	9.8	65.0%	84 (34.1%)	63 (25.6%)	79 (32.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.9%)	23.3	462^nd of 557 public elementary schools	17.1%		21.5	474^th of 565 public elementary schools	16.1%	12	58.3	52.4	61.3	66.7	66.7	28.6	64.5	47.6	48.4	$15,834	$1,165	$14,669
Robert Lucas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	830 Southlawn Dr	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1140	285	25	11.4	43.5%	139 (48.8%)	88 (30.9%)	29 (10.2%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (8.8%)	34.5	420^th of 557 public elementary schools	24.6%		47.6	347^th of 565 public elementary schools	38.6%	73	52.6	51.7	81.3	69.8	55.3	48.3	81.3	48.8	71.9	$14,649	$1,493	$13,155
Ernest Horn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 Koser Ave	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1115	442	36	12.3	58.1%	177 (40.0%)	175 (39.6%)	28 (6.3%)	34 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	27 (6.1%)	37.6	398^th of 557 public elementary schools	28.5%		38.2	411^th of 565 public elementary schools	27.3%	13	65.2	63.6	72.5	52.3	72.7	61.8	64.7	52.3	64.7	$14,000	$687	$13,313
Kirkwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1401 9th St	Coralville	52241	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1120	269	29	9.2	69.1%	77 (28.6%)	131 (48.7%)	39 (14.5%)	6 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (5.6%)	18.4	477^th of 557 public elementary schools	14.4%		7.6	531^st of 565 public elementary schools	6.0%	54	63.0	52.9	47.8	59.5	85.2	32.4	39.1	52.4	39.1	$15,376	$1,350	$14,026

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