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Best Elementary Schools in Cherokee 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

912

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedMMCRU Marcus Elementary58^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

MMCRU Marcus Elementary up 241 spots statewide this year

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Newly ranked this year

Aurelia Elementary School and 1 more

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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 Mathematics 3rd Grade	ISASP Mathematics 4th Grade	ISASP Mathematics 5th Grade	ISASP Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Aurelia Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	300 Ash St	Aurelia	51005	Cherokee County	Alta-Aurelia Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 434-5595	124	9	14.1	24.2%	107 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (8.1%)	3 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.2%)	53.5	305^th of 576 public elementary schools	47.0%					(n/a)	65.2	92.9		69.6	78.6			$16,210	$697	$15,513
Cherokee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	204 E. Indian Street	Cherokee	51012	Cherokee County	Cherokee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 225-6760	468	33	14.0	50.0%	383 (81.8%)	3 (0.6%)	61 (13.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	11 (2.4%)	21.6	487^th of 576 public elementary schools	15.5%		53.7	304^th of 557 public elementary schools	45.4%	183	47.8	64.5		62.3	66.7			$10,621	$458	$10,163
River Valley Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	100 South 5th St	Washta	51061	Cherokee County	River Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 447-6318	154	17	9.2	53.2%	144 (93.5%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.3%)	38.2	412^th of 576 public elementary schools	28.5%					(n/a)	70.8	73.9	60.0	66.7	65.2	65.0	61.1	$14,905	$633	$14,272
MMCRU Marcus Elementary	Public	PK, KG-4	500 E Fenton St	Marcus	51035	Cherokee County	Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 376-2615	166	11	15.3	31.9%	157 (94.6%)	4 (2.4%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.4%)	81.6	58^th of 576 public elementary schools	89.9%		55.1	299^th of 557 public elementary schools	46.3%	241	84.2	82.1		89.5	92.9			$16,564	$450	$16,114

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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.