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Best Public Schools in Dickinson County, IA

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Schools

3,005

Students

Districts

Top rankedOkoboji Elementary School77^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Spirit Lake High School up 108 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Graettinger-Terril Elementary School 9.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Graettinger-Terril 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
Okoboji High School	Public	9-12	901 H. Ave.	Milford	51351	Dickinson County	Okoboji Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 338-2446	366	24	15.0	28.7%	326 (89.1%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	55.9	173^rd of 340 public high schools	49.1%		66.4	110^th of 338 public high schools	67.5%	63							74.4	77.5	73.0							59.8	73.0	68.5			82.0	$15,835	$188	$15,648
Okoboji Middle School	Public	5-8	1800 6th Street	Milford	51351	Dickinson County	Okoboji Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 338-4757	339	27	12.3	31.6%	298 (87.9%)	1 (0.3%)	21 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (5.3%)	57.7	154^th of 344 public middle schools	55.2%		62.7	131^st of 337 public middle schools	61.1%	23			70.5	65.9	80.5	75.9						78.4	83.0	87.0	75.9				77.3	79.7		$13,326	$189	$13,137
Okoboji Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	705 N Ave	Milford	51351	Dickinson County	Okoboji Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 338-2458	491	39	12.5	31.8%	424 (86.4%)	8 (1.6%)	40 (8.1%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.1%)	79.6	77^th of 576 public elementary schools	86.6%		70.2	159^th of 557 public elementary schools	71.5%	82	78.8	84.8								88.2	89.1											$13,036	$648	$12,387
Graettinger-Terril Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	101 S. Schooley St.	Terril	51364	Dickinson County	Graettinger-Terril Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 853-6111	149	16	9.3	53.7%	138 (92.6%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	51.2	322^nd of 576 public elementary schools	44.1%					(n/a)	81.8	80.0	62.5							86.4	56.7	68.8							62.5			$16,449	$451	$15,999
Harris-Lake Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	105 Ave A West	Lake Park	51347	Dickinson County	Harris-Lake Park Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 832-3437	167	11	15.7	40.7%	153 (91.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.6%)	38.5	410^th of 576 public elementary schools	28.8%		59.4	260^th of 557 public elementary schools	53.3%	150	25.0	72.7	75.0							71.9	81.8	62.5							58.3			$12,458	$1,128	$11,331
Harris-Lake Park High School	Public	6-12	905 South Market	Lake Park	51347	Dickinson County	Harris-Lake Park Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 832-3809	174	18	9.4	38.5%	158 (90.8%)	1 (0.6%)	13 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	79.3	36^th of 340 public high schools	89.4%		79.4	35^th of 338 public high schools	89.6%	1				75.0	76.0	87.0	96.2	90.3	70.6				75.0	72.0	78.3	88.5	77.4	88.2		69.6	74.2	$14,186	$659	$13,528
Spirit Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	709 28th Street	Spirit Lake	51360	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 336-2822	547	38	14.3	27.6%	477 (87.2%)	13 (2.4%)	33 (6.0%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (3.5%)	77.3	102^nd of 576 public elementary schools	82.3%		82.1	58^th of 557 public elementary schools	89.6%	44	83.1	84.9								89.9	79.3											$11,763	$432	$11,331
Spirit Lake High School	Public	9-12	2701 Hill Ave	Spirit Lake	51360	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 336-3707	393	26	15.3	22.1%	337 (85.8%)	7 (1.8%)	27 (6.9%)	4 (1.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	15 (3.8%)	68.9	96^th of 340 public high schools	71.8%		48.5	204^th of 338 public high schools	39.6%	108							87.2	85.2	68.5							74.5	78.4	66.3			84.1	$14,475	$248	$14,227
Spirit Lake Middle School	Public	5-8	609 28th St	Spirit Lake	51360	Dickinson County	Spirit Lake Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 336-1370	379	24	15.9	28.5%	338 (89.2%)	5 (1.3%)	15 (4.0%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (4.2%)	62.5	124^th of 344 public middle schools	64.0%		72.3	73^rd of 337 public middle schools	78.3%	51			72.4	79.8	80.4	81.4						77.6	83.3	75.3	80.2				61.2	75.6		$12,257	$62	$12,195

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