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Best Public Schools in Fayette County, IA

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Schools

3,222

Students

Districts

Top rankedValley Elementary School151^st of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Wings Park Elementary School up 124 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Wings Park Elementary School 9.6 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 schools 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
North Fayette Valley High School	Public	9-12	600 N Pine St	West Union	52175	Fayette County	North Fayette Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 422-3851	323	27	12.0	36.8%	296 (91.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	69.7	92^nd of 340 public high schools	72.9%		56.2	166^th of 338 public high schools	50.9%	74							87.8	85.1	75.4							78.4	72.4	69.2			75.9	$19,449	$642	$18,808
West Union Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	400 North Pine	West Union	52175	Fayette County	North Fayette Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 422-3851	228	19	12.0	36.0%	209 (91.7%)	1 (0.4%)	15 (6.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)								(n/a)	77.1									81.3												$15,834	$254	$15,582
Valley Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	23493 Canoe Rd	Elgin	52141	Fayette County	North Fayette Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 422-3851	169	10	17.1	36.7%	157 (92.9%)	3 (1.8%)	7 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	71.8	151^st of 576 public elementary schools	73.8%		74.1	116^th of 557 public elementary schools	79.2%	35	70.8	86.8								79.2	82.4											$15,786	$707	$15,080
North Fayette Valley Middle School	Public	5-8	23493 Canoe Rd	Elgin	52141	Fayette County	North Fayette Valley Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 422-3851	312	21	14.9	38.1%	282 (90.4%)	1 (0.3%)	24 (7.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)	52.5	189^th of 344 public middle schools	45.1%		53.2	183^rd of 337 public middle schools	45.7%	6			75.6	76.2	73.1	86.4						84.6	71.4	78.2	78.0				73.1	67.8		$15,606	$342	$15,265
Little Husky Learning Center	Public	PK-K	317 8th Ave SE Suite D	Oelwein	50622	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 283-2302	173	10	16.5	49.1%	140 (80.9%)	2 (1.2%)	12 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (11.0%)								(n/a)																						$11,663	$762	$10,901
Oelwein High School	Public	9-12	315 8th Ave SE	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 283-2731	334	26	12.8	42.5%	286 (85.6%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.5%)	27.9	282^nd of 340 public high schools	17.1%		20.5	293^rd of 338 public high schools	13.3%	11							62.2	70.8	47.9							52.4	61.5	57.5			73.8	$18,811	$1,466	$17,345
Oelwein Middle School	Public	5-8	300 12th Ave SE	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 283-3015	350	22	16.1	52.6%	292 (83.4%)	2 (0.6%)	24 (6.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (8.3%)	8.5	319^th of 344 public middle schools	7.3%		12.8	312^th of 337 public middle schools	7.4%	7			67.5	46.7	46.9	69.7						60.2	31.1	39.6	63.6				48.2	65.2		$12,961	$762	$12,199
Wings Park Elementary School	Public	1-4	111 8th Ave NE	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 283-1982	294	31	9.6	59.2%	231 (78.6%)	3 (1.0%)	30 (10.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (9.5%)	50.7	325^th of 576 public elementary schools	43.6%		28	449^th of 557 public elementary schools	19.4%	124	68.3	74.7								80.0	71.1											$14,020	$762	$13,258
Oelwein Online School	Public, Virtual, Alternative	PK, KG-12	301 6th Ave. SW	Oelwein	50662	Fayette County	Oelwein Community School District	No	(n/a)	Yes	Yes	(319) 283-3536	175	9	19.3	52.0%	140 (80.0%)	11 (6.3%)	14 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.7%)								(n/a)						45.5	66.7	41.7	36.7						27.3	22.2	25.0	23.3		27.3	33.3
Starmont Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3202 40th St	Arlington	50606	Fayette County	Starmont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 933-2238	244	23	10.4	44.7%	226 (92.6%)	2 (0.8%)	8 (3.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.9%)	45.1	369^th of 576 public elementary schools	35.9%		54.1	303^rd of 557 public elementary schools	45.6%	66	54.8	83.9	63.0							64.5	83.9	71.7							60.0			$12,905	$832	$12,073
Starmont High School	Public	9-12	3202 40th St	Arlington	50606	Fayette County	Starmont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 933-4598	174	17	10.2	49.4%	165 (94.8%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	52.4	190^th of 340 public high schools	44.1%		62.9	128^th of 338 public high schools	62.1%	62							76.2	75.0	63.6							61.9	77.1	72.7			70.8	$18,632	$658	$17,974
Starmont Middle School	Public	6-8	3202 40th St	Arlington	50606	Fayette County	Starmont Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 933-4598	113	7	16.4	45.1%	105 (92.9%)	1 (0.9%)	5 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.8%)	55.8	165^th of 344 public middle schools	52.0%		45.7	213^th of 337 public middle schools	36.8%	48				67.6	76.5	92.3							73.0	64.7	82.1					82.1		$6,917	$644	$6,272
West Central Charter High School	Public, Charter	9-12	305 Pember	Maynard	50655	Fayette County	West Central Community School District	Yes	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 637-2283	97	14	6.9	54.6%	86 (88.7%)	1 (1.0%)	8 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.1%)	42.2	230^th of 340 public high schools	32.4%		17.6	300^th of 338 public high schools	11.2%	70							73.5	80.8	52.9							58.8	76.9	29.4			69.2	$18,474	$307	$18,165
West Central PK - 8 School	Public	PK, KG-8	305 Pember	Maynard	50655	Fayette County	West Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 637-2283	236	18	13.2	50.4%	213 (90.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.1%)	46.9	354^th of 576 public elementary schools	38.5%		42.3	380^th of 557 public elementary schools	31.8%	26	59.1	73.9	33.3	72.0	85.7	78.9				77.3	82.6	86.7	72.0	78.6	68.4				60.0	68.4		$12,835	$581	$12,254

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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.