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Best Public Schools in Cedar County, IA

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Schools

3,015

Students

Districts

Top rankedNorth Cedar Lowden Elementary Center119^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center up 167 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Cedar Junior/Senior High School 10.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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	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
Bennett Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	300 Cedar St	Bennett	52721	Cedar County	Bennett Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 890-2226	76	11	6.7	53.9%	69 (90.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (9.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$19,735	$1,304	$18,431
Durant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	408 7th St	Durant	52747	Cedar County	Durant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 785-4433	342	24	14.3	25.1%	318 (93.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.6%)	47	353^rd of 576 public elementary schools	38.7%		50.3	326^th of 557 public elementary schools	41.5%	27	57.4	70.6	75.0	82.4						78.7	61.8	67.5	66.0						70.0			$12,812	$604	$12,209
Durant Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	408 7th St	Durant	52747	Cedar County	Durant Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 785-4431	340	25	13.5	26.2%	311 (91.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.1%)	37.4	256^th of 340 public high schools	24.7%		33.3	265^th of 338 public high schools	21.6%	9					51.9	75.0	78.5	73.5	52.0					66.7	77.3	60.0	63.3	64.0		63.6	59.2	$12,873	$107	$12,768
North Cedar Mechanicsville Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-6	609 125th St.	Mechanicsville	52306	Cedar County	North Cedar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 432-6933	139	12	11.7	47.5%	127 (91.4%)	3 (2.2%)	6 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	63.5	233^rd of 576 public elementary schools	59.5%		70.2	160^th of 557 public elementary schools	71.3%	73	91.7	52.9	94.7	66.7						100.0	64.7	78.9	83.3						89.5			$16,868	$1,178	$15,689
North Cedar Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	400 Ball Street	Clarence	52216	Cedar County	North Cedar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 452-3179	243	23	10.5	44.4%	225 (92.6%)	6 (2.5%)	5 (2.1%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	22.7	292^nd of 340 public high schools	14.1%		21.2	292^nd of 338 public high schools	13.6%						55.0	81.8	71.4	55.8	63.4					45.0	60.6	57.1	46.2	56.1		75.8	59.6	$14,536	$158	$14,377
North Cedar Lowden Elementary Center	Public	PK, KG-6	703 Park Avenue	Lowden	52255	Cedar County	North Cedar Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 941-5383	168	12	14.0	38.1%	158 (94.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	75	119^th of 576 public elementary schools	79.3%		56.2	286^th of 557 public elementary schools	48.7%	167	75.0	84.4	75.0	84.6						85.0	87.5	87.5	84.6						70.8			$14,117	$460	$13,656
Tipton Middle School	Public	5-8	725 West 7th St.	Tipton	52772	Cedar County	Tipton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 886-6025	256	21	11.9	23.8%	237 (92.6%)	1 (0.4%)	13 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	55.6	166^th of 344 public middle schools	51.7%		56.5	162^nd of 337 public middle schools	51.9%	4			66.7	78.1	85.0	79.1						63.2	84.4	78.3	65.7				64.9	70.1		$10,591	$216	$10,375
Tipton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	601 Lemon	Tipton	52772	Cedar County	Tipton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 886-6131	284	22	12.9	23.6%	255 (89.8%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.8%)	38.2	413^th of 576 public elementary schools	28.3%		32.9	431^st of 557 public elementary schools	22.6%	18	60.3	80.0								60.3	70.9											$10,924	$509	$10,416
Tipton High School	Public	9-12	400 E 6th St	Tipton	52772	Cedar County	Tipton Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 886-6027	302	20	15.4	27.8%	293 (97.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	40.6	242^nd of 340 public high schools	28.8%		56	169^th of 338 public high schools	50.0%	73							79.1	72.6	67.6							53.7	56.2	63.5			69.9	$13,933	$188	$13,744
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	148 N Oliphant	West Branch	52358	Cedar County	West Branch Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 643-7211	353	26	13.4	19.8%	302 (85.6%)	7 (2.0%)	27 (7.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (4.0%)	37.2	420^th of 576 public elementary schools	27.1%		47.3	348^th of 557 public elementary schools	37.5%	72	61.0	63.6								78.0	69.7											$16,219	$301	$15,917
West Branch Middle School	Public	5-8	900 W. Main St.	West Branch	52358	Cedar County	West Branch Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 643-5324	239	17	14.2	21.8%	202 (84.5%)	5 (2.1%)	23 (9.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.5%)	43.6	235^th of 344 public middle schools	31.7%		50.3	194^th of 337 public middle schools	42.4%	41			82.3	79.5	75.4	82.8						85.5	79.5	66.2	67.2				80.6	62.5		$14,753	$580	$14,171
West Branch High School	Public	9-12	900 W Main	West Branch	52358	Cedar County	West Branch Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 643-7216	273	22	12.6	19.8%	244 (89.4%)	4 (1.5%)	22 (8.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	57.1	166^th of 340 public high schools	51.2%		56.2	167^th of 338 public high schools	50.6%	1							74.6	81.9	78.6							63.5	70.8	64.3			75.3	$18,875	$99	$18,775

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