Westfield Elementary School, Robins IA

Original Research by School Decision on Westfield Elementary School

Westfield Elementary School serves kindergarten through fourth grade in Robins, a small, primarily residential suburb of Cedar Rapids that has been described as the most affluent town in Iowa while also carrying the lowest property taxes in the Cedar Rapids metro area. The community is car-dependent, has no downtown commercial district, and functions as a bedroom community where most residents commute elsewhere for work. The population has grown considerably over the past several decades, though growth has slowed more recently. Westfield is part of the Linn-Mar Community School District, which in recent years opened two new intermediate schools for grades five and six, a structural change that affects the feeder patterns students follow after leaving Westfield.

On state assessments, Westfield’s students posted strong results. In both math and English language arts, the share of students scoring proficient or above landed well above the midpoint among districts in Linn County. The school’s overall proficiency index also sat comfortably above the median for the county. These are the results that most directly inform a family’s understanding of academic performance at this school. Science assessment data is available only from a prior school year, which limits the picture for that subject, but the core tested subjects show a school performing at a high level.

The student body is diverse. While the largest group of students is white, a substantial share of students are Asian, and smaller shares are Hispanic, Black, or of two or more races. The share of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch is relatively low, consistent with the area’s affluent profile. Enrollment is large enough to support multiple sections per grade, and the school serves a single grade span of kindergarten through fourth grade, meaning students move on to intermediate and middle school buildings after leaving Westfield.

The surrounding housing market reflects the community’s desirability. Home values are well above the state and national medians, and the area has seen meaningful appreciation in recent years. For a family considering a move into the district, this is a market that commands a premium. The commute pattern is a standard suburban one: most residents drive out of Robins for work.

Westfield does not serve high school grades, so there is no graduation rate to report, and the data did not include chronic absenteeism figures. Families should check with the school or district for information on special education staffing and English learner support, as those counts were not available in the data reviewed. The school’s academic record, however, is clearly documented and strong. For a family looking for a high-performing elementary school in an affluent, fast-growing suburb of Cedar Rapids, Westfield presents a straightforward case on the academic side.

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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 80% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 10 pts above county median

English language arts

Grades 3-883%

School 83% · District 84%

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

Science

Grades 3-875%

School 75% · District 73% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

This schoolLinn-Mar 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 3Lower-income80%Higher-income83%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income65%Higher-income88%23 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income81%Higher-income89%8 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income72%Higher-income86%14 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income80%Higher-income83%3 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income65%Higher-income90%26 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income75%Higher-income89%14 pp gap

Grades 3-8Lower-income72%Higher-income87%15 pp gap