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Total from Federal Funds
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Non-Personnel from State and Local Funds
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193093000168
131
Jordan Creek Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-6
4105 Fuller Rd
West Des Moines
50265
Polk County
West Des Moines Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 633-5200
647
39
16.3
22.6%
436 (67.4%)
44 (6.8%)
76 (11.7%)
38 (5.9%)
1 (0.2%)
1 (0.2%)
51 (7.9%)
$13,612
$247
$13,365
73.4
72.1
149
18
190378002177
132
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School
Public
PK, KG-5
108 Clinton Street
Westside
51467
Crawford County
Ar-We-Va Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(712) 663-4313
137
8
16.6
45.3%
123 (89.8%)
1 (0.7%)
10 (7.3%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.7%)
0 (0.0%)
2 (1.5%)
$16,023
$634
$15,389
73.3
66.9
203
71
193168000611
133
Mary Welsh Elementary
Public
PK, KG-6
2383 Raider Drive
Williamsburg
52361
Iowa County
Williamsburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 668-2301
604
45
13.5
24.8%
524 (86.8%)
4 (0.7%)
44 (7.3%)
7 (1.2%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
25 (4.1%)
$12,242
$671
$11,571
73.2
77.1
103
30
191320000790
134
Davis Elementary School
Public
3-4
818 Hamilton Avenue
Grinnell
50112
Poweshiek County
Grinnell-Newburg Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 236-2790
215
14
15.5
31.6%
181 (84.2%)
3 (1.4%)
13 (6.0%)
2 (0.9%)
2 (0.9%)
0 (0.0%)
14 (6.5%)
$12,399
$477
$11,922
73.2
73.6
131
3
191005000640
135
Earlham Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
535 N Chestnut Ave
Earlham
50072
Madison County
Earlham Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 758-2213
318
24
13.3
21.4%
299 (94.0%)
4 (1.3%)
5 (1.6%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.3%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (2.8%)
$12,602
$589
$12,013
73.1
67.1
200
65
190813000403
136
Corning Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-5
1012 10th St
Corning
50841
Adams County
Corning Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(641) 322-4020
211
23
9
43.6%
197 (93.4%)
0 (0.0%)
9 (4.3%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
5 (2.4%)
$15,382
$1,040
$14,342
72.9
61.8
231
95
191533000923
137
Jesup Elementary School
Public
PK, KG-4
531 Prospect
Jesup
50648
Buchanan County
Jesup Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 827-1700
438
27
15.9
27.2%
422 (96.3%)
9 (2.1%)
6 (1.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
1 (0.2%)
$12,637
$311
$12,326
72.8
67.8
191
54
193054001745
138
Margaretta Carey Elementary School
Public
K-4
220 9th Ave NW
Waverly
50677
Bremer County
Waverly-Shell Rock Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(319) 352-2855
237
16
15.2
25.3%
208 (87.8%)
7 (3.0%)
5 (2.1%)
1 (0.4%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
16 (6.8%)
$11,591
$460
$11,131
72.7
65.1
212
74
190369000077
139
Southeast Elementary School
Public
K-5
1005 SE Trilein Dr
Ankeny
50021
Polk County
Ankeny Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 965-9650
520
36
14.4
29.6%
374 (71.9%)
41 (7.9%)
48 (9.2%)
20 (3.8%)
0 (0.0%)
0 (0.0%)
37 (7.1%)
$11,914
$404
$11,509
72.7
67.6
192
53
192124001273
140
Lakewood Elementary School
Public
4-5
9210 Happy Hollow Dr
Norwalk
50211
Warren County
Norwalk Community School District
No
(n/a)
No
(n/a)
(515) 981-1850
544
34
16.1
19.5%
473 (86.9%)
7 (1.3%)
38 (7.0%)
2 (0.4%)
1 (0.2%)
0 (0.0%)
23 (4.2%)
$13,305
$405
$12,900
72.6
75.5
115
25
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Schooldigger calculates school rankings based on ISASP English Language Arts, ISASP Mathematics, ISASP Science test scores released by the Iowa Department of Education.
These rankings were last updated on August 29, 2023, and are based on the most recent test scores available. We update rankings as we receive new test scores from the Iowa Department of Education, usually on a yearly basis.
Our sources of data include the National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education and the Iowa Department of Education.
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