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Best Public Schools in Jefferson County, IA

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Schools

1,974

Students

Districts

Top rankedFairfield High School101^st of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Fairfield High School up 126 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School 11.7 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school 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
Fairfield High School	Public	9-12	605 E Broadway	Fairfield	52556	Jefferson County	Fairfield Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 472-2059	442	30	14.8	36.9%	361 (81.7%)	11 (2.5%)	32 (7.2%)	13 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.2%)	68.2	101^st of 340 public high schools	70.3%		44	227^th of 338 public high schools	32.8%	126							91.8	87.6	69.5							82.7	74.5	63.2			71.1	$14,744	$133	$14,611
Fairfield Middle School	Public	5-8	404 W Fillmore	Fairfield	52556	Jefferson County	Fairfield Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 472-5019	410	30	13.7	41.0%	325 (79.3%)	2 (0.5%)	42 (10.2%)	18 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (5.4%)	54.9	172^nd of 344 public middle schools	50.0%		62.4	134^th of 337 public middle schools	60.2%	38			70.9	74.2	80.0	88.8						59.1	75.3	80.0	69.7				61.8	67.4		$13,667	$633	$13,034
Pence Elementary	Public	2-4	1000 South 6th Street	Fairfield	52556	Jefferson County	Fairfield Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 472-2957	317	27	11.8	56.5%	250 (78.9%)	6 (1.9%)	23 (7.3%)	13 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (7.9%)	29.1	463^rd of 576 public elementary schools	19.6%		27.4	450^th of 557 public elementary schools	19.2%	13	64.9	70.5								60.8	61.1											$13,433	$1,191	$12,242
Washington Elementary	Public	PK, KG-1	406 East Madison Avenue	Fairfield	52556	Jefferson County	Fairfield Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 472-2110	239	20	12.1	51.9%	176 (73.6%)	6 (2.5%)	18 (7.5%)	15 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.6%)								(n/a)																						$14,800	$991	$13,809
Pekin Community Junior/ Senior High School	Public	7-12	1062 Birch Ave	Packwood	52580	Jefferson County	Pekin Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 695-3705	258	22	11.7	42.2%	244 (94.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	47.2	210^th of 340 public high schools	38.2%		46.3	214^th of 338 public high schools	36.7%	4					89.2	88.6	76.5	75.0	70.2					73.0	84.1	52.9	66.7	74.5		84.1	64.6	$14,808	$218	$14,591
Pekin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1062 Birch Ave	Packwood	52580	Jefferson County	Pekin Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 661-2351	308	23	13.1	45.1%	282 (91.6%)	4 (1.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	43	383^rd of 576 public elementary schools	33.5%		71.9	144^th of 557 public elementary schools	74.1%	239	84.2	78.1	62.5	70.4						84.2	62.5	60.0	70.4						50.0			$12,602	$753	$11,850

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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.

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