✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-4 190 students 11.9 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Private elementary schools in Cedar Rapids, IA
9 in Cedar Rapids or within 6 miles. 7 are on the state’s Students First ESA list. Private schools that teach any grade from kindergarten through 5, going by the grade span each school gave the federal survey.
Affiliation, co-ed or single-sex, association membership and the share of graduates going on to a 4-year college come from the 2023-24 federal Private School Universe survey.
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 341 students 10.1 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-5 114 students 11.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
St. Matthew School
3 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-5 206 students 13 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-12 201 students 10.8 students per teacher Christian (nondenominational) Co-ed 0% to 4-year college
Summit Schools
4 mi ✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades PreK-8 111 students 10.8 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
✓ Iowa ESA eligible (accredited) Grades K-5 358 students 13.5 students per teacher Roman Catholic Co-ed
Grades PreK-Transitional 1st 51 students 7.3 students per teacher Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
Essential Montessori
5 mi Grades PreK-Transitional K Nonsectarian Montessori Co-ed
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What Iowa pays
Iowa Students First Education Savings Account Education savings account
$8,148 per student for 2026-27 Paid in two equal installments, fall and spring. Homeschooled students do not qualify.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
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