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Best Elementary 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

1,925

Students

Districts

Top rankedCenter Point-Urbana Intermediate School170^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Tilford Elementary School up 109 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Longfellow Elementary School 12.9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Center Point-Urbana Intermediate School

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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 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
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
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
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

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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.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.