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Best Public Schools in Monona County, IA

At a glance

Schools

1,210

Students

Districts

Top rankedWest Monona High School134^th of 340 Iowa high schools

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Biggest riser

West Monona Middle School up 35 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School 11.4 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Whiting Elementary School

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
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto High School	Public	9-12	501 South 7th Street	Mapleton	51034	Monona County	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 881-1317	256	22	11.4	37.5%	230 (89.8%)	4 (1.6%)	19 (7.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	54.7	180^th of 340 public high schools	47.1%		49.3	197^th of 338 public high schools	41.7%	17							78.0	80.0	80.3							62.7	63.6	64.8			72.7	$14,038	$352	$13,685
Mapleton Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	501 South 7th	Mapleton	51034	Monona County	Maple Valley-Anthon Oto Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 881-1319	182	15	12.3	54.9%	174 (95.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.6%)	62.2	240^th of 576 public elementary schools	58.3%		69.8	162^nd of 557 public elementary schools	70.9%	78	72.7	81.8	77.3							81.8	66.7	77.3							77.3			$16,504	$818	$15,685
West Monona Middle School	Public	6-8	1314 15th St	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 433-9098	120	8	15.4	45.0%	104 (86.7%)	2 (1.7%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	57	160^th of 344 public middle schools	53.5%		50.1	195^th of 337 public middle schools	42.1%	35				82.7	78.9	83.3							86.5	63.2	66.7					70.8		$13,096	$236	$12,860
West Monona High School	Public	9-12	1314 15th St	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 433-2453	161	14	11.5	42.2%	130 (80.7%)	4 (2.5%)	4 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (6.8%)	63.3	134^th of 340 public high schools	60.6%		67	105^th of 338 public high schools	68.9%	29							90.5	75.0	86.0							69.0	56.3	72.1			75.0	$16,393	$188	$16,205
West Monona Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	611 4th Street	Onawa	51040	Monona County	West Monona Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 433-1393	352	26	13.5	44.3%	297 (84.4%)	2 (0.6%)	14 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (6.5%)	3 (0.9%)	13 (3.7%)	43.4	381^st of 576 public elementary schools	33.9%		53.2	310^th of 557 public elementary schools	44.3%	71	55.9	85.4	69.4							72.9	63.4	64.6							66.7			$13,471	$617	$12,854
Whiting Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	606 West St	Whiting	51063	Monona County	Whiting Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 455-2468	78	9	8.5	73.1%	46 (59.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (14.1%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (10.3%)	31.8	452^nd of 576 public elementary schools	21.5%					(n/a)	26.7	72.7								73.3	72.7											$11,347	$706	$10,641
Whiting Senior High School	Public	7-12	606 West St	Whiting	51063	Monona County	Whiting Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 455-2468	61	12	4.9	57.4%	46 (75.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (14.8%)	2 (3.3%)	2 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (3.3%)								(n/a)						85.7									85.7					92.9		$15,924	$161	$15,763

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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.