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Schools in Benton County, IA

Coming soon: We're expecting this year's test scores from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will be posted the moment they're released!

Coming soon: This year's test scores are expected from the Iowa Department of Education any day now — new rankings will follow the moment they're released!

At a glance

Schools

3,919

Students

Districts

Top rankedVinton-Shellsburg Middle School77^th of 344 Iowa middle schools

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Biggest riser

Tilford Elementary School up 109 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School 10.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Center Point-Urbana Intermediate School

SchoolDigger ratings

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4 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (private or too few tested students)

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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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	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
Belle Plaine Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	610 13th Ave South	Belle Plaine	52208	Benton County	Belle Plaine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 444-3720	205	20	10.4	39.0%	192 (93.7%)	3 (1.5%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	43.2	225^th of 340 public high schools	33.8%		52.5	179^th of 338 public high schools	47.0%	46					92.1	71.8	65.6	74.2	80.0					81.6	69.2	56.3	71.0	64.0		66.7	64.5	$15,770	$267	$15,504
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	707 7th St	Belle Plaine	52208	Benton County	Belle Plaine Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 444-3002	267	21	12.9	44.2%	229 (85.8%)	3 (1.1%)	20 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.6%)	47.7	346^th of 576 public elementary schools	39.9%		57.4	278^th of 557 public elementary schools	50.1%	68	63.9	50.0	68.8	91.2						63.9	50.0	84.4	88.2						68.8			$13,593	$495	$13,099
Atkins Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	217 4th Ave	Atkins	52206	Benton County	Benton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 446-7525	394	26	15.3	19.3%	358 (90.9%)	3 (0.8%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (4.6%)								(n/a)	83.6									87.7												$11,898	$493	$11,405
Benton Community Senior High School	Public	9-12	600 1st St	Van Horne	52346	Benton County	Benton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 228-8701	473	28	16.8	20.3%	434 (91.8%)	7 (1.5%)	14 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.6%)	47	211^th of 340 public high schools	37.9%		64.5	121^st of 338 public high schools	64.2%	90							75.6	75.0	78.4							57.1	62.5	68.6			68.0	$15,474	$238	$15,236
Benton Community Middle School	Public	7-8	600 1st St	Van Horne	52346	Benton County	Benton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 228-8701	235	14	16.8	21.7%	215 (91.5%)	6 (2.6%)	6 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.0%)	62.1	131^st of 344 public middle schools	61.9%		53	185^th of 337 public middle schools	45.1%	54					77.0	89.8								73.0	75.9					83.3		$9,661	$223	$9,438
Keystone Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	280 4th St	Keystone	52249	Benton County	Benton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 442-3221	176	12	14.8	42.0%	151 (85.8%)	7 (4.0%)	11 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.4%)								(n/a)	75.0									81.3												$13,632	$554	$13,078
Norway Elementary School	Public	4-6	100 School Drive	Norway	52318	Benton County	Benton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 227-7142	336	24	14.1	25.3%	302 (89.9%)	5 (1.5%)	15 (4.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	12 (3.6%)								(n/a)		87.3	67.0	74.8							86.3	66.1	82.6						67.0			$11,644	$356	$11,288
Center Point-Urbana Intermediate School	Public	3-5	202 W Main Street	Urbana	52213	Benton County	Center Point-Urbana Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 849-1102	275	18	14.8	21.1%	240 (87.3%)	3 (1.1%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.2%)	70.2	170^th of 576 public elementary schools	70.5%					(n/a)	79.8	76.9	82.3							81.8	76.9	86.5							68.8			$11,000	$212	$10,787
Shellsburg Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	203 Tomahawk Trail	Shellsburg	52332	Benton County	Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 436-4728	269	20	13.4	53.9%	249 (92.6%)	5 (1.9%)	7 (2.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.6%)	55.6	288^th of 576 public elementary schools	50.0%		74.1	117^th of 557 public elementary schools	79.0%	171	77.8	85.7	64.4							88.9	85.7	74.6							65.3			$15,392	$1,178	$14,214
Tilford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	308 E 13th St	Vinton	52349	Benton County	Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 436-4728	544	40	13.5	53.5%	499 (91.7%)	9 (1.7%)	18 (3.3%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.2%)	69.4	178^th of 576 public elementary schools	69.1%		56.2	287^th of 557 public elementary schools	48.5%	109	79.0	81.7								80.0	81.7											$11,456	$576	$10,881
Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School	Public	6-8	212 W. 15th St.	Vinton	52349	Benton County	Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 436-4728	331	23	14.4	52.3%	301 (90.9%)	2 (0.6%)	16 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.6%)	71.1	77^th of 344 public middle schools	77.6%		68.1	101^st of 337 public middle schools	70.0%	24				74.1	75.4	90.7							80.6	87.7	86.0					87.9		$11,566	$339	$11,227
Vinton-Shellsburg High School	Public	9-12	210 W. 21st St.	Vinton	52349	Benton County	Vinton-Shellsburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 436-4728	414	31	13.2	49.5%	377 (91.1%)	3 (0.7%)	11 (2.7%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.3%)	70.6	83^rd of 340 public high schools	75.6%		72.4	77^th of 338 public high schools	77.2%	6							81.7	84.8	74.0							78.3	84.8	64.0			84.8	$14,506	$207	$14,299
Central Lutheran School	Private, Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod	PK, KG-8	310 3rd St W	Newhall	52315	Benton County		(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(319) 223-5271				—															(n/a)

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