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Best Public Schools in Lyon 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

2,157

Students

Districts

5-star schools

Top rankedGeorge-Little Rock Elementary School40^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

George-Little Rock Middle School up 110 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

George-Little Rock Senior High School 8.8 students per teacher

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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 (2025)	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 Lyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1105 S Story	Rock Rapids	51246	Lyon County	Central Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 472-2664	431	32	13.2	29.9%	391 (90.7%)	3 (0.7%)	17 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	10 (2.3%)	7 (1.6%)	77.4	100^th of 576 public elementary schools	82.6%		80.1	72^nd of 557 public elementary schools	87.1%	28	85.4	90.9	88.6	89.7						79.2	85.5	75.0	84.6						70.5			$11,371	$409	$10,962
Central Lyon Secondary School	Public	7-12	1010 S Greene Street	Rock Rapids	51246	Lyon County	Central Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 472-2664	358	27	13.2	24.0%	324 (90.5%)	9 (2.5%)	17 (4.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.1%)	81.7	24^th of 340 public high schools	92.9%		83.6	18^th of 338 public high schools	94.7%	6					90.7	91.1	86.2	90.3	92.3					85.2	89.3	69.0	83.9	86.5		91.1	85.5	$22,953	$660	$22,293
George-Little Rock Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	134 1st Ave	Little Rock	51243	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 475-3311	232	18	12.7	54.3%	183 (78.9%)	1 (0.4%)	20 (8.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	16 (6.9%)	11 (4.7%)	84.5	40^th of 576 public elementary schools	93.1%		87.4	24^th of 557 public elementary schools	95.7%	16	85.0	92.3	95.0	86.5						100.0	88.5	80.0	86.5						75.0			$15,244	$1,111	$14,132
George-Little Rock Senior High School	Public	9-12	500 E Indiana Ave	George	51237	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 475-3311	102	12	8.8	38.2%	88 (86.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (4.9%)	3 (2.9%)	55.4	175^th of 340 public high schools	48.5%		50.3	191^st of 338 public high schools	43.5%	16							73.9	82.8	82.4							52.2	79.3	76.5			62.1	$17,030	$154	$16,876
George-Little Rock Middle School	Public	7-8	500 E Indiana Ave	George	51243	Lyon County	George-Little Rock Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 475-3311	61	4	13.7	32.8%	55 (90.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	2 (3.3%)	57.7	155^th of 344 public middle schools	54.9%		30.5	265^th of 337 public middle schools	21.4%	110					78.6	72.4								82.1	75.9					82.8		$11,496	$122	$11,374
West Lyon Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1787 182nd Street	Inwood	51240	Lyon County	West Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 753-4917	561	38	14.8	26.2%	488 (87.0%)	8 (1.4%)	52 (9.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (2.1%)	78.7	87^th of 576 public elementary schools	84.9%		83.2	49^th of 557 public elementary schools	91.2%	38	79.2	88.5	88.6	91.4						79.2	80.3	77.2	91.4						82.3			$12,339	$327	$12,012
West Lyon High School	Public	9-12	1787 182nd Street	Inwood	51240	Lyon County	West Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 753-4917	284	23	12.5	24.6%	259 (91.2%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (7.7%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	70.3	86^th of 340 public high schools	74.7%		79.9	33^rd of 338 public high schools	90.2%	53							76.9	70.8	84.1							80.0	83.1	85.7			78.5	$16,584	$345	$16,239
West Lyon Junior High School	Public	7-8	1787 182nd Street	Inwood	51240	Lyon County	West Lyon Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 753-4917	128	6	21.5	28.9%	112 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (9.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.1%)	68.5	93^rd of 344 public middle schools	73.0%		76.7	52^nd of 337 public middle schools	84.6%	41					82.8	78.5								82.8	87.7					80.0		$8,361	$50	$8,311

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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.