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Best Public Schools in Dallas, IA

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157

Students

Top rankedMelcher-Dallas Elementary416^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Summary:

The city of Dallas, Iowa has only one school, Melcher-Dallas Elementary, which serves grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 156 students. The school is part of the Melcher-Dallas Community School District, which is ranked 295 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Melcher-Dallas Elementary has seen a decline in its statewide ranking over the past three school years, dropping from 381 out of 565 Iowa elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 416 out of 576 in 2024-2025. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also decreased from 2 stars to 1 star during this period. Additionally, the school has a high chronic absenteeism rate of 21.6%, which is significantly higher than the state average.

Academically, Melcher-Dallas Elementary's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science are generally below the state averages, with some exceptions in 4th grade ELA and 6th grade ELA and Math. However, the school's 5th grade Science scores are below the state average. The school also has a higher-than-average free and reduced lunch rate of 30.13%, suggesting that it may be serving a population with greater socioeconomic challenges. Despite these challenges, the school's spending per student is above the state average, and its student-teacher ratio of 15:1 is lower than the state average.

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 6th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Melcher-Dallas Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	1003 E Park St	Dallas	50062	Marion County	Melcher-Dallas Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 947-3151	157	12	13.1	38.9%	153 (97.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	37.9	416^th of 576 public elementary schools	27.8%		39.2	390^th of 557 public elementary schools	30.0%	26	22.7	83.3	60.0	88.9	40.9	75.0	40.0	88.9	50.0	$11,236	$776	$10,459

Cities Near Dallas

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Melcher	0.79 mi	1	403^rd
Knoxville	8.46 mi	5	337^th
Pleasantville	10.89 mi	3	280^th
Milo	11.49 mi	1	133^rd
Liberty Center	13.61 mi	1	160^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.

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