Iowa

Iowa Title III Office

John Scott
Iowa Department of Education
Grimes State Office Bldg.
400 East 14th Street
Des Moines, IA 50319-0146
Ph: 515-281-3805
Fax: 515-242-6025

State Standards

Iowa English Language Proficiency Standards

Iowa Core Content Standards

State Assessment Systems

Iowa-English Language Development Assessment (I-ELDA)

Iowa Tests of Basic Skills (ITBS)-grades 1-8

Technical Assistance Network

Find technical assistance centers for the state.

State Focus: Iowa

A snapshot of the current demographics of EL students in the state

CSPR Data

(What is CSPR?)

• 2009-10 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2008-09 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2007-08 CSPR report submitted by state
• 2006-07 CSPR report submitted by state

Other Data Tables

• Rate of LEP Growth 1997-98 to 2007-08

• American Community Survey estimate of population aged 5-21, and ability to speak English

District Data

Learn more about individual districts in Iowa! Below is a sample of ten urban/suburban and rural districts, representing some of those with the highest and/or fastest growing numbers of EL students.

Ames Comm School District

Columbus Comm School District

Denison Comm School District

Des Moines Independent Comm School District

Marshalltown Comm School District

Sioux City Comm School District

Southeast Polk Comm School District

Storm Lake Comm School District

Waterloo Comm School District

West Liberty Comm School District

For more information on data sources and analysis see the Trends in School Districts' English Learner Enrollments.