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Best Public Schools in Dubuque County, IA

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13,094

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Top rankedWestern Dubuque High School19^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Epworth Elementary School up 85 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Prescott Elementary School 8.3 students per teacher

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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
Audubon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Lincoln Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-3300	247	29	8.4	79.4%	106 (42.9%)	66 (26.7%)	13 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (9.3%)	39 (15.8%)	2.7	569^th of 576 public elementary schools	1.2%		1.4	554^th of 557 public elementary schools	0.5%	15	42.9	51.3	32.0							48.6	37.5	36.0							28.0			$20,533	$2,785	$17,748
Bryant Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1280 Rush St	Dubuque	52003	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3400	299	22	13.4	33.4%	246 (82.3%)	9 (3.0%)	26 (8.7%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	10 (3.3%)	77.5	99^th of 576 public elementary schools	82.8%		82.7	53^rd of 557 public elementary schools	90.5%	46	77.3	84.1	83.3							86.4	79.5	85.2							79.6			$13,688	$121	$13,567
Dubuque Senior High School	Public	9-12	1800 Clarke Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5500	1,490	132	11.3	43.6%	1,081 (72.6%)	158 (10.6%)	92 (6.2%)	11 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (3.3%)	93 (6.2%)	34	262^nd of 340 public high schools	22.9%		45.1	219^th of 338 public high schools	35.2%	43							60.9	62.6	64.7							62.7	72.2	63.8			58.2	$15,535	$392	$15,143
Eisenhower Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3170 Spring Valley Rd	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3500	568	38	15.0	39.6%	469 (82.6%)	31 (5.5%)	21 (3.7%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (1.9%)	30 (5.3%)	61.1	255^th of 576 public elementary schools	55.7%		63.1	223^rd of 557 public elementary schools	60.0%	32	72.2	82.7	69.1							78.9	76.5	77.7							68.1			$13,730	$1,137	$12,593
Hempstead High School	Public	9-12	3715 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5200	1,499	97	15.4	42.0%	1,151 (76.8%)	114 (7.6%)	78 (5.2%)	21 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (3.9%)	71 (4.7%)	32.6	268^th of 340 public high schools	21.2%		39.9	239^th of 338 public high schools	29.3%	29							66.1	66.4	59.8							56.4	67.8	59.5			65.9	$14,575	$123	$14,453
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3259 St Anne Dr	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3700	292	22	13.1	44.5%	187 (64.0%)	18 (6.2%)	32 (11.0%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (9.9%)	20 (6.8%)	38.5	408^th of 576 public elementary schools	29.2%		35.9	411^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.2%	3	56.5	55.0	71.9							52.2	62.5	68.4							80.7			$13,704	$406	$13,298
Irving Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2520 Pennsylvania Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3800	409	30	13.5	45.2%	316 (77.3%)	21 (5.1%)	29 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	32 (7.8%)	54	302^nd of 576 public elementary schools	47.6%		56.2	289^th of 557 public elementary schools	48.1%	13	80.0	71.0	66.2							83.1	67.7	68.9							71.6			$14,709	$1,030	$13,678
Thomas Jefferson Middle School	Public	6-8	1105 Althauser Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4700	402	44	9.1	67.4%	239 (59.5%)	74 (18.4%)	19 (4.7%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (8.7%)	33 (8.2%)	3.8	328^th of 344 public middle schools	4.7%		2.8	328^th of 337 public middle schools	2.7%					53.0	46.7	62.3							41.0	44.3	56.5					46.4		$15,467	$499	$14,968
John Kennedy Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2135 Woodland	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-3900	493	36	13.5	29.8%	391 (79.3%)	9 (1.8%)	29 (5.9%)	11 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	38 (7.7%)	65.7	213^th of 576 public elementary schools	63.0%		71.7	145^th of 557 public elementary schools	74.0%	68	68.6	78.7	73.9							77.1	76.4	87.5							78.4			$13,503	$730	$12,773
Lincoln Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	555 Nevada Street	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4050	257	29	8.9	72.0%	91 (35.4%)	84 (32.7%)	20 (7.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.5%)	50 (19.5%)	8.5	535^th of 576 public elementary schools	7.1%		10.2	511^th of 557 public elementary schools	8.3%	24	40.0	63.9	42.3							40.0	58.3	46.2							42.3			$19,748	$2,216	$17,533
Marshall Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1450 Rhomberg Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4100	323	30	10.7	63.8%	224 (69.3%)	23 (7.1%)	9 (2.8%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (9.9%)	30 (9.3%)	22.3	486^th of 576 public elementary schools	15.6%		20.8	469^th of 557 public elementary schools	15.8%	17	52.1	62.0	61.8							52.1	60.0	63.6							56.4			$16,047	$1,634	$14,413
Sageville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	12015 Sherrill Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4300	304	24	12.5	29.9%	276 (90.8%)	4 (1.3%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.6%)	45.9	363^rd of 576 public elementary schools	37.0%		39	393^rd of 557 public elementary schools	29.4%	30	61.9	84.8	59.7							76.2	76.1	59.7							67.7			$14,403	$310	$14,092
Table Mound Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Tower Dr	Dubuque	52003	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4400	425	32	13.1	39.5%	379 (89.2%)	7 (1.6%)	18 (4.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	15 (3.5%)	29.9	459^th of 576 public elementary schools	20.3%		39.7	387^th of 557 public elementary schools	30.5%	72	51.4	64.6	57.1							72.6	67.7	59.7							63.6			$14,016	$743	$13,273
George Washington Middle School	Public	6-8	51 N Grandview Ave	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4800	584	50	11.7	53.4%	388 (66.4%)	84 (14.4%)	42 (7.2%)	8 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	47 (8.0%)	26.5	282^nd of 344 public middle schools	18.0%		25.2	283^rd of 337 public middle schools	16.0%	1				62.1	67.2	65.8							65.8	64.4	70.1					69.6		$14,915	$508	$14,407
Eleanor Roosevelt Middle School	Public	6-8	2001 Radford Rd	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-5000	1,081	75	14.3	33.3%	877 (81.1%)	52 (4.8%)	44 (4.1%)	27 (2.5%)	3 (0.3%)	22 (2.0%)	56 (5.2%)	57.2	157^th of 344 public middle schools	54.4%		59.9	148^th of 337 public middle schools	56.1%	9				76.7	77.6	81.5							74.6	73.5	78.7					80.4		$12,763	$322	$12,441
Prescott Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1151 White St	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 552-4200	352	42	8.3	81.5%	92 (26.1%)	157 (44.6%)	16 (4.5%)	6 (1.7%)	2 (0.6%)	28 (8.0%)	51 (14.5%)	1.7	572^nd of 576 public elementary schools	0.7%		0.8	556^th of 557 public elementary schools	0.2%	16	29.6	47.2	45.3							31.5	35.2	30.2							32.1			$17,357	$2,142	$15,215
Carver Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2007 Radford Road	Dubuque	52002	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 552-4500	499	34	14.5	31.7%	433 (86.8%)	19 (3.8%)	11 (2.2%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (4.0%)	77	108^th of 576 public elementary schools	81.3%		80.2	71^st of 557 public elementary schools	87.3%	37	72.6	95.5	76.7							83.6	90.9	76.7							81.4			$13,512	$211	$13,300
Dubuque Online School	Public, Virtual	6-12	2300 Chaney Rd	Dubuque	52001	Dubuque County	Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(563) 552-3000	249	11	22.4	54.2%	191 (76.7%)	26 (10.4%)	15 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	12 (4.8%)	2.9	325^th of 340 public high schools	4.4%		1	329^th of 338 public high schools	2.7%	4						64.3	60.0	57.9	39.0						28.6	33.3	36.8	25.9		28.6	26.3
Drexler Middle School	Public	6-8	405 3rd Ave NE	Farley	52046	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9651	639	50	12.8	23.6%	575 (90.0%)	11 (1.7%)	39 (6.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.7%)	67.8	98^th of 344 public middle schools	71.5%		74.3	66^th of 337 public middle schools	80.4%	32				77.4	84.2	86.7							81.6	87.0	82.7					72.0		$11,457	$287	$11,171
Peosta Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	8522 Burds Rd	Peosta	52068	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9320	425	30	13.9	11.1%	387 (91.1%)	8 (1.9%)	19 (4.5%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.9%)	77.6	98^th of 576 public elementary schools	83.0%		74.7	112^th of 557 public elementary schools	79.9%	14	75.0	91.4	81.7							80.4	94.8	90.0							68.3			$13,035	$529	$12,507
Cascade Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	110 Harrison St SE	Cascade	52033	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 663-9639	305	22	13.5	37.0%	265 (86.9%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (11.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	66.4	202^nd of 576 public elementary schools	64.9%		72.8	126^th of 557 public elementary schools	77.4%	76	59.4	81.4	65.9							90.6	83.7	86.4							75.0			$13,393	$554	$12,840
Cascade Junior-Senior High School	Public	6-12	505 Johnson St NW	Cascade	52033	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9640	392	33	11.9	23.2%	357 (91.1%)	2 (0.5%)	25 (6.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	70.7	82^nd of 340 public high schools	75.9%		81.9	24^th of 338 public high schools	92.9%	58				79.6	82.6	84.3	69.9	86.0	76.4				89.8	91.3	90.2	87.7	78.0	92.7		74.5	78.0	$17,184	$110	$17,075
Epworth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	201 Jacoby Drive E	Epworth	52045	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9653	360	28	12.9	19.2%	349 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	76.5	111^th of 576 public elementary schools	80.7%		65.4	196^th of 557 public elementary schools	64.8%	85	79.3	80.3	82.1							86.2	86.9	80.4							78.6			$12,754	$728	$12,027
Farley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	405 3rd Ave NE	Farley	52046	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 663-9652	273	19	14.5	29.3%	234 (85.7%)	1 (0.4%)	34 (12.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	63.6	230^th of 576 public elementary schools	60.1%		57.9	270^th of 557 public elementary schools	51.5%	40	45.0	80.0	81.1							77.5	86.7	81.1							81.1			$13,620	$687	$12,934
Western Dubuque High School	Public	9-12	302 5th Ave SW	Epworth	52045	Dubuque County	Western Dubuque Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 663-9642	927	58	16.0	19.0%	862 (93.0%)	11 (1.2%)	28 (3.0%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.2%)	83.8	19^th of 340 public high schools	94.4%		81	29^th of 338 public high schools	91.4%	10							87.6	84.9	86.2							82.2	85.7	87.1			85.3	$13,456	$147	$13,310

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