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Best Public Schools in Lee County, IA

At a glance

Schools

4,735

Students

Districts

Top rankedCentral Lee High School53^rd of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

Central Lee Elementary School up 223 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

George Washington Elementary School 9.8 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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2 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
Central Lee High School	Public	9-12	2642 Highway 218	Donnellson	52625	Lee County	Central Lee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 835-9510	353	24	14.8	33.7%	325 (92.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (2.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	16 (4.5%)	75.9	53^rd of 340 public high schools	84.4%		75.7	54^th of 338 public high schools	84.0%	1							82.8	87.1	88.8							66.7	81.2	77.5			89.4	$13,648	$237	$13,411
Central Lee Middle School	Public	5-8	2642 Highway 218	Donnellson	52625	Lee County	Central Lee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 835-9510	394	19	21.1	39.3%	372 (94.4%)	4 (1.0%)	12 (3.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	55.5	167^th of 344 public middle schools	51.5%		58.2	156^th of 337 public middle schools	53.7%	11			66.3	74.1	73.0	87.1						69.4	72.0	69.7	78.5				58.8	87.0		$8,969	$36	$8,933
Central Lee Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	2642 Highway 218	Donnellson	52625	Lee County	Central Lee Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 835-9510	564	31	18.2	29.8%	534 (94.7%)	13 (2.3%)	12 (2.1%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.5	124^th of 576 public elementary schools	78.5%		48.3	347^th of 557 public elementary schools	37.7%	223	73.1	84.4								84.6	89.0											$9,302	$340	$8,962
Fort Madison Junior/Senior High School	Public	7-12	2001 Ave B	Fort Madison	52627	Lee County	Fort Madison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 372-1862	852	61	13.9	51.8%	701 (82.3%)	14 (1.6%)	72 (8.5%)	8 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	56 (6.6%)	29.9	275^th of 340 public high schools	19.1%		41.9	234^th of 338 public high schools	30.8%	41					66.9	69.1	68.8	70.4	57.9					61.2	60.1	57.4	64.3	58.3		59.9	57.1	$19,711	$413	$19,298
Fort Madison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	502 48th Street	Fort Madison	52627	Lee County	Fort Madison Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(319) 372-7252	932	70	13.2	62.1%	719 (77.1%)	25 (2.7%)	96 (10.3%)	6 (0.6%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	83 (8.9%)								(n/a)
George Washington Elementary School	Public	K-1	116 N 8th	Keokuk	52632	Lee County	Keokuk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 524-1953	222	23	9.8	66.7%	169 (76.1%)	6 (2.7%)	13 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	34 (15.3%)								(n/a)																						$17,020	$2,141	$14,879
Keokuk High School	Public	9-12	2285 Middle Rd	Keokuk	52632	Lee County	Keokuk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 524-2542	583	39	15.0	49.7%	481 (82.5%)	24 (4.1%)	24 (4.1%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	51 (8.7%)	36.7	258^th of 340 public high schools	24.1%		32.1	266^th of 338 public high schools	21.3%	8							70.6	70.6	59.7							63.9	60.9	53.6			73.7	$15,919	$562	$15,357
Keokuk Middle School	Public	6-8	2002 Orleans Avenue	Keokuk	52632	Lee County	Keokuk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 524-3737	381	26	14.4	53.3%	325 (85.3%)	12 (3.1%)	11 (2.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.1%)	41.7	243^rd of 344 public middle schools	29.4%		40.1	234^th of 337 public middle schools	30.6%	9				66.4	67.2	85.6							74.6	71.1	68.5					72.1		$14,473	$634	$13,839
Hawthorne Elementary School	Public	2-5	2940 Decatur St	Keokuk	52632	Lee County	Keokuk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 524-3503	454	37	12.1	62.6%	365 (80.4%)	24 (5.3%)	17 (3.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45 (9.9%)	39	406^th of 576 public elementary schools	29.5%		49.5	334^th of 557 public elementary schools	40.0%	72	66.3	73.5	57.4							72.3	59.3	76.4							58.5			$14,201	$649	$13,552

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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.