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Best Public Schools in Howard 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

1,409

Students

Districts

Top rankedRiceville Elementary School150^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Riceville Elementary School up 165 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Crestwood Elementary School 11 students per teacher

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Ranking:

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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
Crestwood Elementary School	Public	K-4	1000 4th Ave East	Cresco	52136	Howard County	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(563) 547-2300	349	32	11.0	59.0%	291 (83.4%)	2 (0.6%)	37 (10.6%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (4.3%)	66.2	207^th of 576 public elementary schools	64.1%		60.2	255^th of 557 public elementary schools	54.2%	48	67.2	85.7								82.8	79.2											$15,154	$826	$14,328
Crestwood High School	Public	9-12	1000 Schroder Dr	Cresco	52136	Howard County	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(563) 547-2764	346	27	12.7	44.2%	310 (89.6%)	6 (1.7%)	25 (7.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	62.4	142^nd of 340 public high schools	58.2%		67.1	103^rd of 338 public high schools	69.5%	39							79.3	83.3	71.8							68.3	73.1	74.1			75.6	$16,120	$314	$15,806
Crestwood Middle School	Public	5-8	1000 4th Ave E	Cresco	52136	Howard County	Howard-Winneshiek Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(563) 547-2762	283	21	13.5	49.1%	252 (89.0%)	1 (0.4%)	22 (7.8%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)								(n/a)
Riceville Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	912 Woodland Ave	Riceville	50466	Howard County	Riceville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 985-2288	226	17	13.5	45.6%	198 (87.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (5.3%)	71.9	150^th of 576 public elementary schools	74.0%		52.8	315^th of 557 public elementary schools	43.4%	165	68.4	86.4	81.8							89.5	88.6	63.6							72.7			$13,540	$1,012	$12,527
Riceville High School	Public	6-12	912 Woodland Ave	Riceville	50466	Howard County	Riceville Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 985-2288	205	16	12.5	39.5%	183 (89.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (8.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.4%)	37.5	255^th of 340 public high schools	25.0%		44.3	226^th of 338 public high schools	33.1%	29				62.9	71.0	90.0	70.0	60.9	84.6				54.3	71.0	80.0	60.0	43.5	88.0		65.0	34.8	$14,165	$482	$13,683

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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.