Best Cities in Iowa for Schools

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Rank (of 410)	City	# Elementary Schools	# Middle Schools	# High Schools	# Alt. Schools	# Private Schools*	Rank score (2025)	Rank (2024)	Rank change from 2024
1^st	Princeton	1	0	0	0	0	0.995	27	26
2^nd	Denver	2	1	1	0	0	0.995	2
3^rd	Runnells	1	0	0	0	0	0.988	7	4
4^th	Gilbert	2	1	1	0	0	0.987	3	1
5^th	Van Meter	1	1	1	0	0	0.985	6	1
6^th	Treynor	1	1	1	0	0	0.982	5	1
7^th	Mitchellville	1	0	0	0	0	0.976	12	5
8^th	Leclaire	2	1	0	0	0	0.971	8
9^th	New Albin	1	0	0	0	0	0.965	123	114
10^th	Parkersburg	1	0	1	0	0	0.965	25	15
11^th	Lawton	0	0	1	0	0	0.955	20	9
12^th	Armstrong	0	0	1	0	1	0.953	56	44
13^th	Story City	1	0	1	0	0	0.951	14	1
14^th	Dallas Center	1	1	0	0	1	0.948	79	65
15^th	Roland	0	1	0	0	0	0.936	4	11
16^th	Alton	0	1	0	0	3	0.933	9	7
17^th	Little Rock	1	0	0	0	0	0.931	11	6
18^th	Bedford	1	0	1	0	0	0.929	10	8
19^th	Fenton	2	0	0	0	0	0.929		(n/a)
20^th	Center Point	1	1	1	0	0	0.928	35	15
21^st	Delhi	1	1	1	0	0	0.928	31	10
22^nd	Saint Ansgar	1	1	1	0	0	0.928	15	7
23^rd	Granger	2	0	0	0	0	0.927	22	1
24^th	Adel	2	1	1	0	0	0.925	51	27
25^th	Radcliffe	1	0	0	0	0	0.92	107	82
26^th	Pella	2	2	1	0	3	0.919	26
27^th	Orange City	1	0	1	0	2	0.918	21	6
28^th	Underwood	1	1	1	0	0	0.913	33	5
29^th	Salem	1	0	0	0	0	0.913	1	28
30^th	Shell Rock	1	0	0	0	0	0.911		(n/a)
31^st	Oxford	1	0	0	0	0	0.908	18	13
32^nd	Rock Rapids	1	0	1	0	1	0.903	37	5
33^rd	Dike	1	0	1	0	0	0.895	17	16
34^th	Alleman	1	1	1	0	0	0.895	49	15
35^th	New Hartford	1	1	0	0	0	0.891		(n/a)
36^th	Polk City	2	0	0	0	0	0.887	32	4
37^th	Solon	2	1	1	0	0	0.886	62	25
38^th	Britt	1	0	1	0	0	0.886	52	14
39^th	Schaller	1	0	0	0	0	0.885	38	1
40^th	Waukon	2	1	1	0	1	0.885	68	28
41^st	Sully	1	1	1	0	1	0.884	19	22
42^nd	Westside	1	0	1	0	0	0.883	46	4
43^rd	Delmar	1	0	0	0	0	0.882	40	3
44^th	Jewell	1	0	1	0	0	0.876	47	3
45^th	Epworth	1	0	1	0	0	0.876	72	27
46^th	Decorah	3	1	1	0	4	0.874	23	23
47^th	Dysart	1	1	0	0	0	0.874		(n/a)
48^th	Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0.872	81	33
49^th	Donahue	1	0	0	0	0	0.87	30	19
50^th	Mediapolis	1	1	1	0	0	0.866	59	9
51^st	Humboldt	1	1	1	0	1	0.865	93	42
52^nd	Marcus	2	0	1	0	0	0.864	165	113
53^rd	Remsen	1	1	0	0	2	0.859	132	79
54^th	Lake Mills	1	1	1	0	0	0.856	57	3
55^th	Long Grove	1	0	0	0	0	0.854	28	27
56^th	Latimer	1	0	0	0	1	0.852	253	197
57^th	Jesup	1	1	1	0	1	0.852	105	48
58^th	Huxley	0	1	1	0	0	0.849	67	9
59^th	Grundy Center	1	1	1	0	0	0.847	13	46
60^th	Mount Vernon	1	1	1	0	0	0.841	43	17
61^st	Lisbon	1	0	1	0	0	0.836	134	73
62^nd	Forest City	1	1	1	0	0	0.835	196	134
63^rd	Calmar	0	0	1	0	1	0.835	121	58
64^th	Paullina	0	0	1	0	1	0.834	54	10
65^th	Kingsley	1	0	1	0	0	0.834	103	38
66^th	Peosta	1	0	0	0	1	0.83	66
67^th	Hinton	1	1	1	0	0	0.828	29	38
68^th	Bronson	1	0	0	0	0	0.825	42	26
69^th	Williamsburg	1	0	1	1	1	0.824	64	5
70^th	Hudson	1	1	1	0	0	0.823	109	39
71^st	Grimes	3	1	1	0	0	0.82		(n/a)
72^nd	Glenwood	2	1	1	0	0	0.82	75	3
73^rd	Earlham	1	1	1	0	0	0.818	117	44
74^th	Swea City	1	1	0	0	0	0.817	58	16
75^th	Sheldon	2	1	1	0	2	0.807	48	27
76^th	Robins	1	0	0	0	0	0.806	16	60
77^th	Audubon	1	0	1	0	0	0.805	24	53
78^th	Goose Lake	1	0	1	0	0	0.8	96	18
79^th	Avoca	1	1	1	0	0	0.799	83	4
80^th	Martensdale	1	0	1	0	0	0.798	108	28
81^st	Manning	0	1	1	0	0	0.796	65	16
82^nd	Garner	1	1	1	0	0	0.795	41	41
83^rd	Lowden	1	0	0	0	0	0.793	237	154
84^th	Brooklyn	1	0	1	0	0	0.792	178	94
85^th	Boyden	1	0	0	0	0	0.79	88	3
86^th	Fontanelle	0	1	0	0	0	0.788	116	30
87^th	Mount Ayr	1	0	1	0	0	0.787	110	23
88^th	State Center	1	1	1	0	0	0.784	95	7
89^th	Lansing	0	1	1	0	0	0.784	39	50
90^th	Garnavillo	1	0	0	0	0	0.78	205	115
91^st	Inwood	1	1	1	0	1	0.775	34	57
92^nd	Truro	1	1	1	0	0	0.775	86	6
93^rd	Hartford	1	0	0	0	0	0.774	145	52
94^th	Sergeant Bluff	2	1	1	0	0	0.773	71	23
95^th	Ankeny	11	2	2	2	3	0.769	69	26
96^th	Readlyn	1	0	0	0	1	0.769	44	52
97^th	Nevada	1	1	1	0	0	0.768	162	65
98^th	Alburnett	1	1	1	0	0	0.766	50	48
99^th	Logan	1	0	1	0	0	0.765	61	38
100^th	Cedar Falls	7	2	1	0	2	0.765	77	23
101^st	La Porte City	1	0	1	0	0	0.763	63	38
102^nd	Montezuma	1	1	1	0	0	0.762	99	3
103^rd	Middle Amana	1	0	0	0	0	0.76		(n/a)
104^th	Conrad	1	0	1	0	0	0.759	144	40
105^th	Sloan	1	0	1	0	0	0.758	163	58
106^th	Manchester	1	1	1	0	1	0.753	100	6
107^th	Cascade	1	0	1	0	1	0.744	36	71
108^th	Vinton	1	1	1	0	0	0.741	149	41
109^th	Troy Mills	1	1	1	0	0	0.74	74	35
110^th	Osage	1	1	1	0	0	0.737	102	8
111^th	Waukee	5	3	2	2	0	0.736	85	26
112^th	New Sharon	1	0	1	0	0	0.732	129	17
113^th	Clear Lake	1	1	1	0	1	0.732	112	1
114^th	West Union	1	0	1	0	0	0.729	220	106
115^th	Akron	1	1	1	0	0	0.729	60	55
116^th	Springville	1	0	1	0	0	0.727	111	5
117^th	Spirit Lake	1	1	1	0	0	0.727	124	7
118^th	Johnston	5	1	1	1	0	0.724	90	28
119^th	Norwalk	3	1	1	0	2	0.721	142	23
120^th	Pierson	0	1	0	0	0	0.721		(n/a)
121^st	Redfield	0	1	0	0	0	0.718		(n/a)
122^nd	Donnellson	1	1	1	0	0	0.714	182	60
123^rd	Kanawha	0	1	0	0	1	0.709	53	70
124^th	Janesville	1	0	1	0	0	0.707	45	79
125^th	Ossian	1	1	0	0	0	0.706	89	36
126^th	Madrid	2	1	1	0	0	0.706	120	6
127^th	Bettendorf	9	1	2	0	3	0.705	119	8
128^th	Urbana	1	0	0	0	0	0.705		(n/a)
129^th	Ogden	1	1	1	0	0	0.7	113	16
130^th	Stanton	1	0	1	0	0	0.699	153	23
131^st	Morning Sun	1	0	0	0	0	0.696	139	8
132^nd	Rock Valley	2	1	1	0	3	0.693	82	50
133^rd	Milo	1	0	0	0	0	0.688		(n/a)
134^th	Grinnell	3	1	1	0	1	0.686	91	43
135^th	Adair	1	1	0	0	0	0.685	138	3
136^th	Tiffin	2	1	1	0	0	0.683	193	57
137^th	Greenfield	1	0	1	0	0	0.672	232	95
138^th	Spencer	3	1	1	0	2	0.671	175	37
139^th	Aplington	1	1	0	0	0	0.666	73	66
140^th	Dow City	1	0	0	0	0	0.665		(n/a)
141^st	Eldridge	2	1	1	0	0	0.664	125	16
142^nd	Albia	3	1	1	0	0	0.661	98	44
143^rd	Albert City	1	0	0	0	0	0.66	154	11
144^th	Blue Grass	1	0	0	0	0	0.658	150	6
145^th	Farley	1	1	0	0	1	0.658	143	2
146^th	Monticello	2	1	1	0	1	0.657	211	65
147^th	Early	0	1	0	0	0	0.654	147
148^th	Sac City	1	0	0	0	0	0.651	234	86
149^th	Urbandale	6	1	1	0	2	0.649	168	19
150^th	Emmetsburg	1	1	1	0	1	0.645	128	22
151^st	Lenox	1	0	1	0	0	0.645	152	1
152^nd	Cambridge	1	0	0	0	0	0.644	101	51
153^rd	Ida Grove	1	0	1	0	0	0.642	260	107
154^th	Letts	1	0	1	0	0	0.641	122	32
155^th	Sigourney	1	0	1	0	0	0.639	169	14
156^th	New Hampton	1	1	1	0	1	0.639	130	26
157^th	Winterset	1	2	1	0	0	0.638	202	45
158^th	Guthrie Center	1	0	1	0	0	0.637	151	7
159^th	Milford	1	1	1	0	0	0.637	137	22
160^th	Liberty Center	0	0	1	0	0	0.636	97	63
161^st	Le Grand	0	0	1	0	0	0.635	287	126
162^nd	Edgewood	0	0	1	0	0	0.632	228	66
163^rd	Woodward	0	1	2	0	1	0.63	127	36
164^th	Jackson Junction	1	0	1	0	0	0.63	158	6
165^th	Danville	1	0	1	0	0	0.628	251	86
166^th	Moville	1	1	1	0	0	0.628	87	79
167^th	Marion	8	5	2	0	1	0.623	164	3
168^th	Iowa Falls	2	1	1	0	0	0.622	186	18
169^th	Mc Gregor	1	1	0	0	0	0.621	177	8
170^th	Manly	1	0	1	0	0	0.621	76	94
171^st	Allison	1	1	0	0	0	0.616	198	27
172^nd	Indianola	4	1	1	0	1	0.615	195	23
173^rd	Algona	3	1	1	0	2	0.614	126	47
174^th	Cresco	2	1	1	0	1	0.611	157	17
175^th	Miles	1	0	0	0	0	0.611	231	56
176^th	Harlan	2	1	1	0	1	0.608	140	36
177^th	Colesburg	1	0	0	0	0	0.602		(n/a)
178^th	Kalona	1	1	0	0	3	0.602	294	116
179^th	Mechanicsville	1	0	0	0	0	0.595	114	65
180^th	Tabor	1	0	1	0	0	0.595	156	24
181^st	Elgin	1	1	0	0	0	0.594	159	22
182^nd	Buffalo Center	1	1	1	0	0	0.594	221	39
183^rd	Farnhamville	1	0	0	0	0	0.594		(n/a)
184^th	Dunkerton	1	0	1	0	0	0.591	208	24
185^th	Alta	1	0	1	0	0	0.59	131	54
186^th	Le Mars	3	1	2	0	1	0.585	227	41
187^th	North Liberty	5	1	1	0	2	0.585	184	3
188^th	Sanborn	0	1	0	0	1	0.584	55	133
189^th	Clarinda	1	0	1	0	2	0.582	225	36
190^th	Waverly	3	1	2	0	1	0.58	92	98
191^st	Odebolt	1	1	0	0	0	0.579		(n/a)
192^nd	Bondurant	2	2	1	0	0	0.577	204	12
193^rd	Hartley	1	0	1	0	0	0.577	135	58
194^th	Mondamin	1	0	1	0	0	0.577	223	29
195^th	Aurelia	1	1	0	0	0	0.571		(n/a)
196^th	De Witt	1	2	1	0	1	0.571	148	48
197^th	Monroe	1	0	1	0	0	0.571	183	14
198^th	Andrew	1	0	0	0	0	0.569	188	10
199^th	Ames	6	1	1	0	2	0.569	179	20
200^th	Clive	2	1	0	0	0	0.569	201	1
201^st	Clarksville	1	0	1	0	0	0.568	141	60
202^nd	Afton	1	0	1	0	0	0.568	106	96
203^rd	Barnum	1	0	0	0	0	0.568		(n/a)
204^th	Coon Rapids	1	0	1	0	0	0.566	80	124
205^th	Victor	1	0	1	0	0	0.561	290	85
206^th	Neola	1	1	1	0	0	0.554	189	17
207^th	Whiting	1	0	1	0	0	0.554	155	52
208^th	Sibley	1	1	1	0	0	0.553	136	72
209^th	Lake Park	1	0	1	0	0	0.552	174	35
210^th	Bellevue	1	0	1	0	1	0.551	270	60
211^th	Nashua	1	0	1	0	0	0.551	252	41
212^th	Corydon	1	0	1	0	0	0.548	78	134
213^th	Norway	1	1	0	0	0	0.547	258	45
214^th	Reinbeck	1	0	1	0	0	0.546	236	22
215^th	Nora Springs	1	1	0	0	0	0.545		(n/a)
216^th	Dunlap	0	0	1	0	0	0.54	118	98
217^th	Alden	1	0	0	0	0	0.536	133	84
218^th	Monona	1	0	1	0	0	0.535	362	144
219^th	Baxter	1	0	1	0	0	0.533	229	10
220^th	Marengo	1	0	1	0	0	0.532	167	53
221^st	Pleasant Hill	1	2	1	0	0	0.53	254	33
222^nd	Oxford Junction	1	0	0	0	0	0.528	265	43
223^rd	Mapleton	1	0	1	0	0	0.527	197	26
224^th	Wellsburg	1	1	0	0	1	0.523		(n/a)
225^th	Churdan	1	0	1	0	0	0.522	104	121
226^th	West Des Moines	10	1	2	1	7	0.521	185	41
227^th	Dexter	1	0	0	0	0	0.521		(n/a)
228^th	George	0	1	1	0	0	0.517	307	79
229^th	West Burlington	1	0	1	0	0	0.513	200	29
230^th	Denison	2	1	1	0	2	0.512	213	17
231^st	Lone Tree	1	0	1	0	0	0.51	269	38
232^nd	Packwood	1	0	1	0	1	0.509	219	13
233^rd	Prairie City	1	1	0	0	0	0.508	161	72
234^th	Sioux Rapids	1	1	1	0	0	0.508	226	8
235^th	Altoona	4	0	0	0	0	0.507	166	69
236^th	Buffalo	1	0	0	0	0	0.505	255	19
237^th	Carlisle	1	1	1	0	0	0.501	218	19
238^th	Shellsburg	1	0	0	0	0	0.5	70	168
239^th	Van Horne	1	1	1	0	0	0.499	206	33
240^th	Webster City	2	1	1	0	1	0.498	261	21
241^st	Sioux Center	3	1	1	0	1	0.497	173	68
242^nd	Hull	0	0	1	0	4	0.497	115	127
243^rd	Sidney	1	0	1	1	0	0.497	171	72
244^th	Rockwell	1	0	0	0	0	0.495	192	52
245^th	Wellman	1	0	1	1	0	0.494	190	55
246^th	Onawa	1	1	1	0	0	0.493	216	30
247^th	Calamus	1	0	0	0	0	0.493	146	101
248^th	Winthrop	1	1	1	0	0	0.492	246	2
249^th	Creston	2	1	1	0	2	0.49	245	4
250^th	Oakland	2	0	1	0	0	0.489	181	69
251^st	Keota	1	0	1	0	0	0.489	238	13
252^nd	Woodbine	1	0	1	0	0	0.485	295	43
253^rd	Tripoli	1	0	1	0	0	0.484	187	66
254^th	Lake City	0	0	1	0	0	0.482	160	94
255^th	Leon	2	0	1	0	1	0.482	285	30
256^th	Galva	0	1	0	0	0	0.481	94	162
257^th	Fredericksburg	2	2	0	0	0	0.48		(n/a)
258^th	Missouri Valley	1	1	1	0	0	0.478	263	5
259^th	Atlantic	2	1	1	0	0	0.472	267	8
260^th	Fairfield	2	1	1	0	2	0.466	293	33
261^st	Burnside	0	1	0	0	0	0.465	310	49
262^nd	North English	1	0	1	0	0	0.462	191	71
263^rd	Primghar	1	0	0	0	0	0.457	230	33
264^th	Anamosa	1	1	1	0	1	0.454	303	39
265^th	Northwood	1	0	1	0	0	0.453	268	3
266^th	Sheffield	0	1	1	0	0	0.45	203	63
267^th	Griswold	1	0	1	0	0	0.448	172	95
268^th	Anthon	1	1	0	0	0	0.448		(n/a)
269^th	Eldora	1	0	1	0	0	0.442	214	55
270^th	Terril	1	0	0	0	0	0.441		(n/a)
271^st	Arlington	1	1	1	0	0	0.44	239	32
272^nd	Keosauqua	0	0	1	0	0	0.44	176	96
273^rd	Schleswig	1	1	0	0	0	0.44	212	61
274^th	Maxwell	0	0	1	0	0	0.439	264	10
275^th	Hawarden	1	1	1	0	0	0.437	257	18
276^th	Pocahontas	1	0	2	0	1	0.435	286	10
277^th	Rockford	1	0	1	0	0	0.434	305	28
278^th	Carroll	2	1	1	0	3	0.43	243	35
279^th	Cherokee	1	1	1	0	0	0.428	210	69
280^th	Pleasantville	1	1	1	0	0	0.427	250	30
281^st	Moravia	1	0	1	0	0	0.427	315	34
282^nd	Ruthven	1	0	1	0	0	0.426	319	37
283^rd	Riverside	1	1	1	0	0	0.422	297	14
284^th	Boone	3	1	1	0	2	0.421	277	7
285^th	Glidden	1	0	1	0	0	0.42	302	17
286^th	Villisca	1	1	0	0	0	0.419	194	92
287^th	Lake View	0	0	1	0	0	0.419	224	63
288^th	Wilton	1	0	1	0	0	0.417	215	73
289^th	Elk Horn	1	0	2	0	0	0.409	240	49
290^th	Malvern	0	0	1	0	0	0.409	199	91
291^st	Riceville	1	0	1	0	0	0.408	271	20
292^nd	Dayton	1	0	0	0	0	0.408	170	122
293^rd	Eddyville	1	0	1	0	0	0.407	279	14
294^th	West Bend	1	1	1	0	0	0.401	235	59
295^th	Wheatland	0	0	1	0	0	0.401	298	3
296^th	Elkader	1	0	1	0	0	0.397	209	87
297^th	Belle Plaine	1	0	1	0	0	0.389	283	14
298^th	Oskaloosa	2	1	2	0	1	0.389	291	7
299^th	Corning	1	0	1	0	0	0.388	312	13
300^th	Colfax	1	0	1	0	0	0.384	280	20
301^st	Coralville	4	1	0	0	3	0.381	249	52
302^nd	Panora	1	1	1	0	0	0.38	233	69
303^rd	Central City	1	0	1	0	0	0.377	334	31
304^th	Charter Oak	1	1	0	0	0	0.376	292	12
305^th	Gilman	0	1	0	0	0	0.372	259	46
306^th	Douds	1	0	0	0	0	0.368	300	6
307^th	Clinton	4	1	1	0	1	0.367	284	23
308^th	Thornburg	1	0	1	0	0	0.367	304	4
309^th	Sumner	1	0	1	0	0	0.367	217	92
310^th	West Branch	1	1	1	0	1	0.366	262	48
311^th	Chariton	2	1	1	0	0	0.366	325	14
312^th	Colo	0	0	1	0	0	0.363	222	90
313^th	Tipton	1	1	1	0	0	0.363	273	40
314^th	Maynard	1	0	2	0	0	0.362	364	50
315^th	Greene	1	0	1	0	0	0.362	207	108
316^th	Bussey	1	0	1	0	0	0.361	313	3
317^th	Murray	1	0	1	0	0	0.354	272	45
318^th	Clarion	1	1	1	0	0	0.351	275	43
319^th	Camanche	1	1	1	0	0	0.35	282	37
320^th	Union	0	1	1	0	0	0.349	383	63
321^st	Laurel	1	0	0	0	0	0.347	266	55
322^nd	Hampton	2	1	1	0	0	0.347	281	41
323^rd	Dyersville	1	0	0	0	3	0.345		(n/a)
324^th	Eldon	1	1	1	0	0	0.342	317	7
325^th	Guttenberg	0	1	1	1	1	0.341	314	11
326^th	Perry	1	1	1	0	1	0.34		(n/a)
327^th	Independence	4	0	1	0	2	0.34	247	80
328^th	Walcott	1	1	0	0	0	0.338	336	8
329^th	Carson	1	0	0	0	0	0.33	335	6
330^th	Ackley	2	0	1	0	0	0.328	274	56
331^st	Belmond	1	0	2	0	0	0.326	352	21
332^nd	Lamoni	1	1	1	0	0	0.322	350	18
333^rd	Cedar Rapids	27	9	5	2	13	0.322	328	5
334^th	Council Bluffs	12	3	3	0	3	0.321	321	13
335^th	Mount Pleasant	3	1	2	0	1	0.312	309	26
336^th	Newton	4	1	2	0	1	0.31	296	40
337^th	Knoxville	2	1	2	0	0	0.306	327	10
338^th	Green Mountain	1	0	0	0	0	0.306		(n/a)
339^th	Newell	1	1	1	0	0	0.305	288	51
340^th	Holstein	1	0	1	0	0	0.303	256	84
341^st	Shenandoah	2	1	1	1	0	0.303	241	100
342^nd	Massena	1	0	0	0	0	0.302	324	18
343^rd	Bloomfield	1	1	2	0	0	0.302	347	4
344^th	Dubuque	12	3	3	0	12	0.3	306	38
345^th	Exira	1	0	0	0	0	0.299		(n/a)
346^th	Hiawatha	2	0	0	0	1	0.297	320	26
347^th	Traer	1	0	1	0	0	0.296	344	3
348^th	Wyoming	0	0	1	0	0	0.296	351	3
349^th	Muscatine	7	1	1	0	2	0.293	342	7
350^th	Iowa City	12	1	3	1	4	0.286	301	49
351^st	Wapello	1	1	1	0	0	0.285	331	20
352^nd	Washta	1	0	0	0	0	0.285		(n/a)
353^rd	Dallas	1	0	0	0	0	0.278	318	35
354^th	Durant	1	0	1	0	0	0.277	299	55
355^th	Keokuk	3	1	1	0	2	0.277	316	39
356^th	Sioux City	17	3	3	0	10	0.265	338	18
357^th	Zearing	1	0	0	0	0	0.264	242	115
358^th	Winfield	1	0	1	0	0	0.262	340	18
359^th	Mason City	4	2	3	0	3	0.261	332	27
360^th	Blakesburg	1	0	0	0	0	0.26	322	38
361^st	Evansdale	1	1	0	0	0	0.26	371	10
362^nd	Centerville	2	1	1	0	0	0.257	349	13
363^rd	New London	1	0	1	0	0	0.256	323	40
364^th	Jefferson	1	1	1	0	0	0.251	329	35
365^th	Fremont	1	0	0	0	0	0.248		(n/a)
366^th	Hamburg	1	2	1	0	0	0.247	276	90
367^th	Charles City	3	1	2	0	1	0.246	354	13
368^th	Columbus Junction	1	1	1	0	0	0.241	339	29
369^th	Stuart	1	0	1	0	0	0.235	244	125
370^th	Tama	1	0	1	1	0	0.233	333	37
371^st	Garwin	0	0	1	0	0	0.23	330	41
372^nd	Wayland	0	0	1	0	0	0.23	289	83
373^rd	Correctionville	0	0	1	0	0	0.228	361	12
374^th	Red Oak	2	0	1	0	0	0.224	345	29
375^th	Hubbard	0	1	0	0	0	0.224	341	34
376^th	Farmington	2	0	0	0	0	0.22	370	6
377^th	Estherville	1	1	1	0	0	0.22	311	66
378^th	Crawfordsville	1	0	0	0	0	0.217		(n/a)
379^th	Orient	1	0	1	0	0	0.206	180	199
380^th	Waterloo	10	3	3	0	7	0.201	365	15
381^st	Hastings	1	0	0	0	0	0.2	278	103
382^nd	Humeston	1	0	1	0	0	0.185	369	13
383^rd	Essex	1	0	1	0	0	0.179	326	57
384^th	Anita	1	1	2	0	0	0.179	348	36
385^th	Washington	2	1	1	0	1	0.179	363	22
386^th	Carter Lake	1	0	0	0	0	0.175	378	8
387^th	Marshalltown	6	2	2	0	2	0.175	358	29
388^th	Seymour	1	0	1	0	0	0.17	377	11
389^th	Graettinger	0	1	1	0	0	0.164	337	52
390^th	Burlington	5	2	1	0	3	0.159	353	37
391^st	Ottumwa	7	1	2	1	2	0.152	359	32
392^nd	Clarence	0	1	1	0	0	0.152	355	37
393^rd	Des Moines	46	11	7	1	14	0.151	372	21
394^th	Preston	0	0	1	0	0	0.146	343	51
395^th	Oelwein	2	1	1	1	1	0.145	376	19
396^th	Eagle Grove	1	1	1	0	0	0.142	368	28
397^th	Manson	0	0	1	0	0	0.142	357	40
398^th	Osceola	1	1	1	0	0	0.139	360	38
399^th	Postville	3	0	1	0	0	0.135	375	24
400^th	Toledo	0	1	0	0	0	0.134	366	34
401^st	West Liberty	2	1	1	0	0	0.133	380	21
402^nd	Gowrie	0	0	1	0	0	0.126	367	35
403^rd	Melcher	0	0	1	0	0	0.121	346	57
404^th	Fort Dodge	5	1	1	0	5	0.106	374	30
405^th	Davenport	15	4	4	0	5	0.105	379	26
406^th	Moulton	1	0	1	0	0	0.091	373	33
407^th	Maquoketa	2	1	1	0	1	0.081	382	25
408^th	Diagonal	1	0	1	0	0	0.071	248	160
409^th	Storm Lake	3	1	2	0	0	0.051	384	25
410^th	Laurens	1	0	0	0	0	0.009	381	29

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