Best Public Schools in Dubuque, IA

Summary:

The Dubuque, Iowa school district consists of 18 schools, including 12 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, 3 high schools, and 1 online school. The district is part of the Dubuque Community School District, which is ranked 262 out of 313 districts in Iowa and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Within the district, a few schools stand out as high-performing, including Bryant Elementary School, Carver Elementary School, and John Kennedy Elementary School. These schools consistently rank among the top in Iowa, with strong test scores and low rates of free/reduced lunch recipients and chronic absenteeism. On the other hand, Prescott Elementary, Thomas Jefferson Middle, Audubon Elementary, and Lincoln Elementary stand out as the lowest-performing schools in the district.

The data reveals significant disparities in educational quality and outcomes within the Dubuque school district. While the high schools have respectable graduation rates of 88.3%, the district as a whole struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates of 21.6% and a wide range of test proficiency, from 70-90% at the top-performing elementary schools to below 50% at the lowest-performing schools. Addressing these systemic inequities, including the correlation between socioeconomic status and academic performance, will be crucial for improving outcomes across all schools in the district.

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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
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Lincoln Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-3300	247	29	8.4	79.4%	106 (42.9%)	66 (26.7%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	39 (15.8%)	2.7	569^th of 576 public elementary schools	1.2%		1.4	554^th of 557 public elementary schools	0.5%	15	42.9	51.3	32.0							48.6	37.5	36.0							28.0			$20,533	$2,785	$17,748
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1280 Rush St	Dubuque	52003	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3400	299	22	13.4	33.4%	246 (82.3%)	9 (3.0%)	26 (8.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.3%)	77.5	99^th of 576 public elementary schools	82.8%		82.7	53^rd of 557 public elementary schools	90.5%	46	77.3	84.1	83.3							86.4	79.5	85.2							79.6			$13,688	$121	$13,567
Dubuque Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Clarke Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5500	1,490	132	11.3	43.6%	1,081 (72.6%)	158 (10.6%)	92 (6.2%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.3%)	93 (6.2%)	34	262^nd of 340 public high schools	22.9%		45.1	219^th of 338 public high schools	35.2%	43							60.9	62.6	64.7							62.7	72.2	63.8			58.2	$15,535	$392	$15,143
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3170 Spring Valley Rd	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3500	568	38	15.0	39.6%	469 (82.6%)	31 (5.5%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (1.9%)	30 (5.3%)	61.1	255^th of 576 public elementary schools	55.7%		63.1	223^rd of 557 public elementary schools	60.0%	32	72.2	82.7	69.1							78.9	76.5	77.7							68.1			$13,730	$1,137	$12,593
Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	3715 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5200	1,499	97	15.4	42.0%	1,151 (76.8%)	114 (7.6%)	78 (5.2%)	21 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (3.9%)	71 (4.7%)	32.6	268^th of 340 public high schools	21.2%		39.9	239^th of 338 public high schools	29.3%	29							66.1	66.4	59.8							56.4	67.8	59.5			65.9	$14,575	$123	$14,453
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3259 St Anne Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3700	292	22	13.1	44.5%	187 (64.0%)	18 (6.2%)	32 (11.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	20 (6.8%)	38.5	408^th of 576 public elementary schools	29.2%		35.9	411^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.2%	3	56.5	55.0	71.9							52.2	62.5	68.4							80.7			$13,704	$406	$13,298
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3800	409	30	13.5	45.2%	316 (77.3%)	21 (5.1%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	32 (7.8%)	54	302^nd of 576 public elementary schools	47.6%		56.2	289^th of 557 public elementary schools	48.1%	13	80.0	71.0	66.2							83.1	67.7	68.9							71.6			$14,709	$1,030	$13,678
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Althauser Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4700	402	44	9.1	67.4%	239 (59.5%)	74 (18.4%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	33 (8.2%)	3.8	328^th of 344 public middle schools	4.7%		2.8	328^th of 337 public middle schools	2.7%					53.0	46.7	62.3							41.0	44.3	56.5					46.4		$15,467	$499	$14,968
John Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2135 Woodland	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3900	493	36	13.5	29.8%	391 (79.3%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.9%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	38 (7.7%)	65.7	213^th of 576 public elementary schools	63.0%		71.7	145^th of 557 public elementary schools	74.0%	68	68.6	78.7	73.9							77.1	76.4	87.5							78.4			$13,503	$730	$12,773
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Nevada Street	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4050	257	29	8.9	72.0%	91 (35.4%)	84 (32.7%)	20 (7.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	50 (19.5%)	8.5	535^th of 576 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.2	511^th of 557 public elementary schools	8.3%	24	40.0	63.9	42.3							40.0	58.3	46.2							42.3			$19,748	$2,216	$17,533
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Rhomberg Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4100	323	30	10.7	63.8%	224 (69.3%)	23 (7.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	30 (9.3%)	22.3	486^th of 576 public elementary schools	15.6%		20.8	469^th of 557 public elementary schools	15.8%	17	52.1	62.0	61.8							52.1	60.0	63.6							56.4			$16,047	$1,634	$14,413
Sageville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12015 Sherrill Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4300	304	24	12.5	29.9%	276 (90.8%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	45.9	363^rd of 576 public elementary schools	37.0%		39	393^rd of 557 public elementary schools	29.4%	30	61.9	84.8	59.7							76.2	76.1	59.7							67.7			$14,403	$310	$14,092
Table Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tower Dr	Dubuque	52003	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4400	425	32	13.1	39.5%	379 (89.2%)	7 (1.6%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	29.9	459^th of 576 public elementary schools	20.3%		39.7	387^th of 557 public elementary schools	30.5%	72	51.4	64.6	57.1							72.6	67.7	59.7							63.6			$14,016	$743	$13,273
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	51 N Grandview Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4800	584	50	11.7	53.4%	388 (66.4%)	84 (14.4%)	42 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	47 (8.0%)	26.5	282^nd of 344 public middle schools	18.0%		25.2	283^rd of 337 public middle schools	16.0%	1				62.1	67.2	65.8							65.8	64.4	70.1					69.6		$14,915	$508	$14,407
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Radford Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5000	1,081	75	14.3	33.3%	877 (81.1%)	52 (4.8%)	44 (4.1%)	27 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.0%)	56 (5.2%)	57.2	157^th of 344 public middle schools	54.4%		59.9	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%	9				76.7	77.6	81.5							74.6	73.5	78.7					80.4		$12,763	$322	$12,441
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 White St	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4200	352	42	8.3	81.5%	92 (26.1%)	157 (44.6%)	16 (4.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	51 (14.5%)	1.7	572^nd of 576 public elementary schools	0.7%		0.8	556^th of 557 public elementary schools	0.2%	16	29.6	47.2	45.3							31.5	35.2	30.2							32.1			$17,357	$2,142	$15,215
Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2007 Radford Road	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4500	499	34	14.5	31.7%	433 (86.8%)	19 (3.8%)	11 (2.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.0%)	77	108^th of 576 public elementary schools	81.3%		80.2	71^st of 557 public elementary schools	87.3%	37	72.6	95.5	76.7							83.6	90.9	76.7							81.4			$13,512	$211	$13,300
Dubuque Online School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2300 Chaney Rd	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(563) 552-3000	249	11	22.4	54.2%	191 (76.7%)	26 (10.4%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.8%)	2.9	325^th of 340 public high schools	4.4%		1	329^th of 338 public high schools	2.7%	4						64.3	60.0	57.9	39.0						28.6	33.3	36.8	25.9		28.6	26.3

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City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Peosta	10.86 mi	1	66^th
Epworth	14.5 mi	2	45^th
Farley	17.67 mi	2	145^th
Dyersville	23.41 mi	1	323^rd
Cascade	24.08 mi	2	107^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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