Peet Junior High School, Cedar Falls IA

Original Research by School Decision on Peet Junior High School

Peet Junior High School is a regular public school serving seventh through ninth grades in Cedar Falls, part of the Cedar Falls Community School District. The school is one of the county's junior highs, and with an enrollment that places it in a mid-range size for its grade band, it draws mostly from within the city itself.

The student body is predominantly white, with smaller shares of Asian, Black, Hispanic, and multiracial students. About a quarter of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which is a moderate rate for the area. The school does not report data on students with individualized education programs or English learners, so a parent who needs those supports may want to ask the school directly about services and staffing.

Academically, Peet Junior High posts strong results on Iowa's state assessments. In reading, a large majority of students meet or exceed state standards, and performance in math and science is also high. The school's overall proficiency across tested subjects ranks among the top in Black Hawk County when compared with other districts. Only one year of assessment data is available for this school, so there is no multi-year trend to examine. The school does not serve high school grades, so it has no graduation rate.

The housing market in Cedar Falls, where Peet is located, shows home values that are a bit above the Iowa average but below the national median. Rents are similarly positioned. The local economy is stable, with unemployment around the national rate. We looked for recent publicly reported new housing developments or growth patterns in Cedar Falls but found no specific details to include.

No state testing data for earlier grades applies because the school starts at seventh grade. The school is not a charter or magnet, and its Title I status is not reported. No information on discipline rates, chronic absenteeism, staffing ratios, or course access was available in the data we reviewed; families may want to inquire about these areas directly.

The district has not reported any recent major changes such as bond measures, curriculum shifts, or property tax adjustments that would affect Peet. The school appears to operate without recent upheaval, and its academic profile is a clear strength within the county. For a family looking at Cedar Falls, Peet Junior High represents a solid academic option in a mid-sized, fairly homogeneous school setting where proficiency rates are consistently high.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grades 3-884%

School 84% · District 83% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 9 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-889%

School 89% · District 85% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 15 pts above county median

Science

Grades 3-882%

School 82% · District 80% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolCedar Falls Comm School District, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 7Lower-income63%Higher-income91%28 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income77%Higher-income98%21 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income71%Higher-income94%24 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 7Lower-income70%Higher-income88%18 pp gap

Grade 8Lower-income54%Higher-income91%38 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income61%Higher-income90%28 pp gap