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Best Public Schools in Iowa City, IA

At a glance

Schools

8,645

Students

Top rankedLincoln Elementary School110^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Horace Mann Elementary School up 53 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Elizabeth Tate Alternative High School 9.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

3★

2★

1★

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Iowa City, Iowa area is home to 17 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 3 high schools, and 1 alternative school, all part of the Iowa City Community School District. The district is ranked 241 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

A few schools stand out in the data, including Lincoln Elementary School, which ranks 110 out of 576 Iowa elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, with very high proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics. Bohumil Shimek Elementary School also ranks 111 out of 557 Iowa elementary schools and has a 4-star rating, with impressive proficiency rates, particularly in Mathematics. Additionally, West Senior High School ranks 131 out of 340 Iowa high schools and has a 3-star rating, outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Mathematics.

However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance between the highest and lowest-performing schools in the district. For example, in 5th grade Mathematics, proficiency rates range from 35% at Mark Twain Elementary to 88.5% at Lincoln Elementary. Additionally, the district-wide chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6% is a concern that may need to be addressed.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				ISASP English Language Arts (2025)									ISASP Mathematics (2025)									ISASP Science (2025)			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 (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	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 English Language Arts 7th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 8th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 9th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 10th Grade	ISASP English Language Arts 11th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 7th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 8th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 9th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 10th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 11th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	ISASP Science 8th Grade	ISASP Science 10th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Weber Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3850 Rohret Road	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1170	456	42	10.7	55.5%	165 (36.2%)	212 (46.5%)	25 (5.5%)	28 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	24 (5.3%)	27.8	466^th of 576 public elementary schools	19.1%		33.5	424^th of 557 public elementary schools	23.9%	42	52.9	65.6	61.2							67.6	68.8	62.7							53.7			$13,378	$562	$12,817
Bohumil Shimek Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Grissel Place	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1160	181	16	11.3	18.8%	124 (68.5%)	23 (12.7%)	10 (5.5%)	10 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.7%)	65.7	214^th of 576 public elementary schools	62.8%		75.1	111^th of 557 public elementary schools	80.1%	103	87.1	78.3	38.9							96.8	91.3	73.7							55.6			$14,044	$230	$13,813
Ernest Horn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 Koser Ave	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1115	453	33	13.6	58.5%	152 (33.6%)	197 (43.5%)	26 (5.7%)	45 (9.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	29 (6.4%)	40.4	399^th of 576 public elementary schools	30.7%		37.6	398^th of 557 public elementary schools	28.5%	1	73.7	69.7	61.4							77.2	63.6	70.2							54.4			$14,000	$687	$13,313
Grant Wood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 Lakeside Dr	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1180	306	28	10.8	68.0%	61 (19.9%)	153 (50.0%)	70 (22.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17 (5.6%)	11.6	522^nd of 576 public elementary schools	9.4%		7.9	520^th of 557 public elementary schools	6.6%	2	56.8	64.9	43.2							43.2	59.5	45.5							40.9			$15,646	$1,067	$14,579
Helen Lemme Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3100 Washington St	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1125	340	25	13.8	38.2%	209 (61.5%)	52 (15.3%)	60 (17.6%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.7%)	35.9	428^th of 576 public elementary schools	25.7%		60.7	245^th of 557 public elementary schools	56.0%	183	64.2	68.4	66.7							67.9	64.9	64.4							62.2			$12,605	$204	$12,400
Horace Mann Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	521 N Dodge St	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1145	207	18	11.4	33.8%	123 (59.4%)	49 (23.7%)	19 (9.2%)	5 (2.4%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.8%)	56.6	280^th of 576 public elementary schools	51.4%		49.5	333^rd of 557 public elementary schools	40.2%	53	81.5	74.3	74.1							77.8	60.0	74.1							81.5			$16,025	$649	$15,377
Iowa City High School	Public	9-12	1900 Morningside Dr	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1040	1,666	102	16.4	42.0%	817 (49.0%)	339 (20.3%)	335 (20.1%)	40 (2.4%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	104 (6.2%)	40.6	241^st of 340 public high schools	29.1%		43.7	230^th of 338 public high schools	32.0%	11							73.1	66.9	67.2							59.8	64.2	65.7			70.2	$15,356	$511	$14,845
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	300 Teeters Court	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1130	217	15	14.4	35.9%	119 (54.8%)	44 (20.3%)	15 (6.9%)	23 (10.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	14 (6.5%)	76.7	110^th of 576 public elementary schools	80.9%		75.9	105^th of 557 public elementary schools	81.1%	5	69.4	85.3	84.6							86.1	85.3	88.5							80.8			$13,259	$202	$13,057
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1130 Seymour Ave	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1135	325	30	10.8	53.5%	143 (44.0%)	86 (26.5%)	66 (20.3%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.0%)	35.1	435^th of 576 public elementary schools	24.5%		37	401^st of 557 public elementary schools	28.0%	34	59.6	82.5	61.3							55.3	71.9	58.1							58.1			$13,112	$279	$12,833
Mark Twain Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 DeForest Avenue	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1165	213	22	9.6	66.7%	75 (35.2%)	76 (35.7%)	49 (23.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	14.9	509^th of 576 public elementary schools	11.6%		23.3	462^nd of 557 public elementary schools	17.1%	47	52.0	66.7	60.0							60.0	54.2	35.0							40.0			$15,834	$1,165	$14,669
Robert Lucas Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	830 Southlawn Dr	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1140	245	18	13.5	49.4%	106 (43.3%)	82 (33.5%)	27 (11.0%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (10.6%)	18.7	493^rd of 576 public elementary schools	14.4%		34.5	420^th of 557 public elementary schools	24.6%	73	67.5	52.6	51.9							65.0	52.6	55.6							40.7			$14,649	$1,493	$13,155
Southeast Middle School	Public	6-8	2501 Bradford Dr	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1070	1,269	83	15.3	47.4%	631 (49.7%)	282 (22.2%)	240 (18.9%)	27 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.2%)	81 (6.4%)	36.4	260^th of 344 public middle schools	24.4%		36.9	248^th of 337 public middle schools	26.4%	12				70.1	68.8	80.1							70.1	64.4	71.4					67.1		$13,848	$402	$13,446
West Senior High School	Public	9-12	2901 Melrose Ave	Iowa City	52246	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1050	1,514	95	16.0	37.8%	681 (45.0%)	423 (27.9%)	173 (11.4%)	151 (10.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	76 (5.0%)	63.8	131^st of 340 public high schools	61.5%		57.6	157^th of 338 public high schools	53.6%	26							81.9	81.1	70.8							71.6	77.8	72.7			73.1	$14,737	$345	$14,391
Elizabeth Tate Alternative High School	Public	9-12	1528 Mall Drive	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 688-1080	180	19	9.4	68.9%	48 (26.7%)	74 (41.1%)	37 (20.6%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (7.8%)	0	339^th of 340 public high schools	0.3%		0.2	333^rd of 338 public high schools	1.5%	6								18.8	11.1								5.9	7.1			18.8	$18,143	$196	$17,947
Alexander Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	3571 Sycamore St.	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1095	436	38	11.3	75.9%	98 (22.5%)	170 (39.0%)	139 (31.9%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.0%)	11.4	523^rd of 576 public elementary schools	9.2%		17.1	482^nd of 557 public elementary schools	13.5%	41	53.7	63.0	46.6							59.7	47.8	48.3							41.4			$15,246	$1,427	$13,819
Herbert Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1355 Barrington Rd	Iowa City	52240	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 688-1110	464	36	12.8	46.6%	202 (43.5%)	75 (16.2%)	152 (32.8%)	14 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (4.5%)	41.5	393^rd of 576 public elementary schools	31.8%		55.5	297^th of 557 public elementary schools	46.7%	96	69.2	77.1	70.9							69.2	62.7	60.0							61.8
ICCSD Online Learning Program	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	1725 N Dodge Street	Iowa City	52245	Johnson County	Iowa City Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(319) 688-1000	173	8	21.7	49.1%	85 (49.1%)	43 (24.9%)	23 (13.3%)	2 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (8.7%)								(n/a)			70.0			33.3		83.3	68.2			63.6			26.7		38.9	45.5	50.0	33.3	83.3

Cities Near Iowa City

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Coralville	2.62 mi	6	301^st
North Liberty	5.75 mi	7	187^th
Tiffin	6.97 mi	5	136^th
West Branch	8.52 mi	4	310^th
Solon	10.13 mi	4	37^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Iowa Department of Education.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.