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Best Public Schools in Buchanan 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

3,458

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedJesup Elementary School48^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Jesup Elementary School up 162 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Buchanan High School 10.6 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Fairbank Elementary School

SchoolDigger ratings

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7 schools without a SchoolDigger rating (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	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
East Buchanan Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	414 5th St North	Winthrop	50682	Buchanan County	East Buchanan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 935-3660	303	22	13.8	31.0%	290 (95.7%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	66	209^th of 576 public elementary schools	63.7%		62.4	227^th of 557 public elementary schools	59.2%	18	79.4	77.3	69.7	82.9						88.6	65.9	90.9	82.9						72.7			$12,938	$606	$12,332
East Buchanan High School	Public	9-12	414 5th St North	Winthrop	50682	Buchanan County	East Buchanan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 935-3367	189	18	10.6	39.2%	180 (95.2%)	3 (1.6%)	3 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	37.3	257^th of 340 public high schools	24.4%		40.5	237^th of 338 public high schools	29.9%	20							72.0	76.3	61.5							68.0	60.5	61.5			52.6	$15,562	$271	$15,292
East Buchanan Middle School	Public	7-8	414 5th St North	Winthrop	50682	Buchanan County	East Buchanan Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 935-3367	75	6	13.4	33.3%	73 (97.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.3%)	60.3	139^th of 344 public middle schools	59.6%		57.2	160^th of 337 public middle schools	52.5%	21					76.7	78.1								90.7	81.3					68.8		$12,082	$226	$11,857
East Elementary School	Public	K-2	1103 First Street West	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 334-7425	265	22	12.2	40.0%	241 (90.9%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.7%)								(n/a)																						$13,327	$339	$12,988
Independence Junior Senior High School	Public	7-12	700 20th Ave SW	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 334-7405	712	45	15.8	29.4%	644 (90.4%)	8 (1.1%)	31 (4.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (3.9%)	54	183^rd of 340 public high schools	46.2%		66.2	113^th of 338 public high schools	66.6%	70					64.7	73.5	72.0	72.8	75.7					68.6	61.1	72.0	72.8	70.4		63.7	68.0	$15,700	$579	$15,121
West Elementary School	Public	3-6	1301 1st St W	Independence	50644	Buchanan County	Independence Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 334-7430	360	32	11.2	39.4%	320 (88.9%)	1 (0.3%)	18 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	20 (5.6%)	47.4	350^th of 576 public elementary schools	39.2%		56.2	285^th of 557 public elementary schools	48.8%	65	60.2	72.6	77.0	79.1						68.7	62.3	78.4	75.6						64.9			$12,958	$330	$12,628
Jesup Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	531 Prospect	Jesup	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 827-1700	412	26	16.0	25.7%	395 (95.9%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	82.9	48^th of 576 public elementary schools	91.7%		63.9	210^th of 557 public elementary schools	62.3%	162	87.9	84.5								92.4	84.5											$12,637	$311	$12,326
Jesup High School	Public	9-12	531 Prospect	Jesup	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	269	18	14.8	17.8%	260 (96.7%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.2%)	74.6	60^th of 340 public high schools	82.4%		79.7	34^th of 338 public high schools	89.9%	26							86.0	80.0	77.8							82.5	83.1	82.5			73.8	$13,563	$202	$13,361
Prairie Grove Elementary School	Public	K-8	1501 150th St	Hazleton	50641	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	23	2	11.5	13.0%	23 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$8,123	$118	$8,005
Triumph Elementary School	Public	K-8	1348 145th St	Fairbank	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 827-1700	42	2	21.2	7.1%	42 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$7,346	$118	$7,228
Jesup Middle School	Public	5-8	531 Prospect	Jesup	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	249	18	14.0	22.1%	241 (96.8%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	73.4	63^rd of 344 public middle schools	81.7%		66.8	108^th of 337 public middle schools	68.0%	45			75.4	80.7	77.8	92.7						73.8	77.2	81.9	90.7				73.8	89.1		$9,239	$118	$9,121
Perry #1 Elementary School	Public	K-8	1726 Fairbank Amish Blvd	Independence	50648	Buchanan County	Jesup Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 827-1700	29	2	14.7	10.3%	29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$7,564	$118	$7,446
Rural Elementary School #2	Public	K-8	1198 Fairbank Amish Blvd	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 635-2071	24	2	13.3	12.5%	24 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$8,228	$108	$8,121
Fairbank Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	311 5th St N	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 635-2071	187	14	13.6	18.7%	175 (93.6%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	54.3	297^th of 576 public elementary schools	48.4%					(n/a)	77.3	76.0	84.6	50.0						72.7	72.0	84.6	68.8						61.5			$6,840	$108	$6,733
Rural Elementary School #1	Public	K-8	1099 Amish Blvd	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 635-2071	29	2	14.3	10.3%	29 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$9,040	$108	$8,933
Rural Elementary School #4	Public	K-8	1153 Denison Ave	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 635-2071	17	2	8.4	17.6%	17 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$6,792	$108	$6,685
Wapsie Valley High School	Public	7-12	RR 2 2535 Viking Ave	Fairbank	50629	Buchanan County	Wapsie Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 638-6711	273	23	11.9	17.2%	256 (93.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	30.1	274^th of 340 public high schools	19.4%		34.6	261^st of 338 public high schools	22.8%	13					90.2	80.5	67.4	70.2	59.6					82.9	75.6	67.4	63.8	49.1		63.4	57.4	$13,502	$255	$13,248

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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.