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Best Public Schools in Kossuth County, IA

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Schools

1,954

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedNorth Kossuth Elementary School2^nd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

North Kossuth Elementary School up 43 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

North Union Elementary 9.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

North Union Elementary

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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
Algona High School	Public	9-12	601 S Hale	Algona	50511	Kossuth County	Algona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 295-7207	458	31	14.6	36.2%	400 (87.3%)	1 (0.2%)	46 (10.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.2%)	56	171^st of 340 public high schools	49.7%		61.3	139^th of 338 public high schools	58.9%	32							84.0	70.3	72.7							74.0	68.5	63.6			74.5	$16,836	$248	$16,588
Bertha Godfrey Elementary School	Public	PK-K	124 N Main	Algona	50511	Kossuth County	Algona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 295-3586	283	13	21.5	29.7%	239 (84.5%)	5 (1.8%)	31 (11.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)								(n/a)																						$17,276	$280	$16,995
Bryant Elementary School	Public	1-2	121 E North	Algona	50511	Kossuth County	Algona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 295-7773	197	14	13.6	42.1%	166 (84.3%)	2 (1.0%)	27 (13.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																						$14,042	$372	$13,670
Lucia Wallace Elementary School	Public	3-4	729 E Kennedy	Algona	50511	Kossuth County	Algona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 295-7296	226	16	14.4	39.4%	196 (86.7%)	1 (0.4%)	25 (11.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.9%)	63	235^th of 576 public elementary schools	59.2%		61.1	239^th of 557 public elementary schools	57.1%	4	70.1	79.4								87.7	74.8											$12,938	$254	$12,684
Algona Middle School	Public	5-8	601 S. Hale	Algona	50511	Kossuth County	Algona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 295-7207	419	27	15.2	41.3%	365 (87.1%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (11.0%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	68.9	85^th of 344 public middle schools	75.3%		80.8	31^st of 337 public middle schools	90.8%	54			75.3	79.8	79.8	90.4						73.0	78.8	78.9	83.5				69.7	79.1		$13,366	$258	$13,107
North Union Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	308 310th Street	Fenton	50539	Kossuth County	North Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 889-2261	130	14	9.3	54.6%	121 (93.1%)	2 (1.5%)	5 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	84.2	41^st of 576 public elementary schools	92.9%					(n/a)	86.7	92.9	88.9							80.0	92.9	83.3							83.3			$15,571	$1,136	$14,435
North Kossuth Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	203 5th Street North	Swea City	50590	Kossuth County	North Kossuth Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 272-4361	131	10	13.6	54.2%	111 (84.7%)	4 (3.1%)	9 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.3%)	94.4	2^nd of 576 public elementary schools	99.7%		84	45^th of 557 public elementary schools	91.9%	43	88.9	93.3	94.7							100.0	100.0	94.7							94.7			$14,003	$493	$13,510
North Union Middle School	Public	6-8	203 5th St North	Swea City	50590	Kossuth County	North Kossuth Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 272-4361	110	8	14.1	59.1%	98 (89.1%)	1 (0.9%)	6 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.5%)	62.4	125^th of 344 public middle schools	63.7%		69.1	94^th of 337 public middle schools	72.1%	31				75.0	94.3	94.1							66.7	82.9	73.5					73.5		$13,665	$322	$13,343

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