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Best Public Schools in Crawford County, IA

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Schools

3,007

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedWestside Junior-Senior High School34^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School up 100 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School 9 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Boyer Valley Elementary 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/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
Westside Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	108 Clinton St	Westside	51467	Crawford County	Ar-We-Va Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 663-4311	108	6	18.0	50.9%	82 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.6%)	79.8	34^th of 340 public high schools	90.0%		85.7	14^th of 338 public high schools	95.9%	20					82.4	100.0	84.2	100.0	100.0					88.2	92.3	57.9	91.7	88.9		92.3	100.0	$20,284	$449	$19,835
Ar-We-Va Elementary Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	108 Clinton Street	Westside	51467	Crawford County	Ar-We-Va Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 663-4311	141	9	14.8	48.2%	130 (92.2%)	1 (0.7%)	7 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	74.5	123^rd of 576 public elementary schools	78.6%		83.8	46^th of 557 public elementary schools	91.7%	77	71.4	82.4	78.3							90.5	76.5	82.6							87.0			$16,023	$634	$15,389
Charter Oak-Ute Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	321 Main	Charter Oak	51439	Crawford County	Charter Oak-Ute Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 678-3325	117	13	9.0	34.2%	106 (90.6%)	4 (3.4%)	7 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.8	389^th of 576 public elementary schools	32.5%		64.4	205^th of 557 public elementary schools	63.2%	184	57.1	80.0	66.7							61.9	73.3	66.7							75.0			$15,474	$993	$14,481
Charter Oak-Ute Junior High School	Public	6-8	321 Main St	Charter Oak	51439	Crawford County	Charter Oak-Ute Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 678-3325	49	3	19.6	57.1%	43 (87.8%)	1 (2.0%)	5 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	50.8	197^th of 344 public middle schools	42.7%		19.3	297^th of 337 public middle schools	11.9%	100				80.0	68.4	78.6							86.7	63.2	78.6					78.6		$18,890	$45	$18,845
Denison High School	Public	9-12	819 N 16th St	Denison	51442	Crawford County	Denison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 263-3101	777	43	17.9	64.4%	236 (30.4%)	25 (3.2%)	493 (63.4%)	14 (1.8%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	57.2	165^th of 340 public high schools	51.5%		59.7	149^th of 338 public high schools	55.9%	16							81.2	77.1	77.6							59.4	71.8	79.7			63.8	$12,297	$313	$11,984
Denison Middle School	Public	6-8	1201 North 16th Street	Denison	51442	Crawford County	Denison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 263-9393	502	34	14.8	70.1%	133 (26.5%)	21 (4.2%)	331 (65.9%)	14 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	60	141^st of 344 public middle schools	59.0%		54.4	174^th of 337 public middle schools	48.4%	33				75.0	74.5	89.7							80.9	63.7	86.1					80.0		$11,728	$298	$11,430
Denison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	38 N 20th St	Denison	51442	Crawford County	Denison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 263-3104	691	57	12.2	56.3%	172 (24.9%)	14 (2.0%)	473 (68.5%)	21 (3.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.4%)								(n/a)	60.0									68.0												$12,060	$1,037	$11,023
Broadway Elementary School	Public	4-5	1515 Broadway	Denison	51442	Crawford County	Denison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 263-3103	288	19	15.1	70.8%	71 (24.7%)	9 (3.1%)	191 (66.3%)	14 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	50.4	328^th of 576 public elementary schools	43.1%		58.8	265^th of 557 public elementary schools	52.4%	63		73.1	71.7								74.6	75.4							58.7			$11,927	$794	$11,133
Boyer Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	212 School St	Dow City	51528	Crawford County	Boyer Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 674-3248	208	18	11.5	43.3%	181 (87.0%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (7.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.3%)	68	193^rd of 576 public elementary schools	66.5%					(n/a)	76.9	92.9	69.6							80.8	78.6	82.6							65.2			$12,993	$890	$12,103
Schleswig Middle School	Public	5-8	714 Date Street	Schleswig	51461	Crawford County	Schleswig Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 676-3313	51	4	12.3	43.1%	41 (80.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (17.6%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	37.7	256^th of 344 public middle schools	25.6%		32.2	262^nd of 337 public middle schools	22.3%	6			76.5		60.0	70.0						58.8		80.0	60.0				70.6	80.0		$14,627	$508	$14,119
Schleswig Elementary School	Public	K-4	714 Date Street	Schleswig	51461	Crawford County	Schleswig Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 676-3314	75	8	9.8	46.7%	60 (80.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (16.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.7%)	65.5	217^th of 576 public elementary schools	62.3%		76.6	96^th of 557 public elementary schools	82.8%	121	60.0	94.4								73.3	88.9											$21,453	$784	$20,669

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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.