Best Public Schools in Pottawattamie County, Iowa & Rankings

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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
Carson Elementary	Public	3-5	330 Pleasant St	Carson	51525	Pottawattamie County	Riverside Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 484-2291	134	10	13.3	48.5%	102 (76.1%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (14.2%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	10 (7.5%)	42.1	386^th of 576 public elementary schools	33.0%		36.3	407^th of 557 public elementary schools	26.9%	21	72.3	66.7	58.5							72.3	66.7	68.3							68.3			$13,420	$375	$13,046
Riverside Middle/Senior High School	Public	6-12	18997 Hwy 59	Oakland	51560	Pottawattamie County	Riverside Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 484-2291	365	24	15.0	34.8%	310 (84.9%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (12.1%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.2%)	62.6	138^th of 340 public high schools	59.4%		59.7	150^th of 338 public high schools	55.6%	12				67.9	86.0	84.9	82.4	80.8	75.5				67.9	76.0	81.1	66.7	80.8	69.4		49.1	69.2	$14,392	$196	$14,197
Oakland Elementary	Public	PK, KG-2	708 Glass St	Oakland	51560	Pottawattamie County	Riverside Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 482-6296	178	15	11.7	42.1%	145 (81.5%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (12.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (5.6%)								(n/a)																						$13,452	$560	$12,892
AHSTW Primary School	Public	PK, KG-3	768 S Maple	Avoca	51521	Pottawattamie County	AHSTW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 343-6364	280	23	12.1	36.8%	256 (91.4%)	1 (0.4%)	9 (3.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	11 (3.9%)								(n/a)	75.0									86.5												$14,480	$598	$13,882
AHSTW High School	Public	9-12	768 S Maple	Avoca	51521	Pottawattamie County	AHSTW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 343-6364	205	19	10.6	32.7%	192 (93.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	71	80^th of 340 public high schools	76.5%		77.2	45^th of 338 public high schools	86.7%	35							77.6	81.0	87.0							75.5	76.2	76.6			81.0	$16,444	$184	$16,260
AHSTW Intermediate School	Public	4-8	768 S Maple St	Avoca	51521	Pottawattamie County	AHSTW Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 343-6364	270	17	15.4	36.3%	238 (88.1%)	2 (0.7%)	21 (7.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (3.0%)	82.2	24^th of 344 public middle schools	93.0%		69.6	90^th of 337 public middle schools	73.3%	66		82.5	74.1	82.2	82.0	90.4					87.7	72.2	86.7	90.0	94.2				71.7	90.2		$10,805	$184	$10,621
Abraham Lincoln High School	Public	9-12	1205 Bonham Ave	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6481	1,333	87	15.3	46.1%	1,023 (76.7%)	47 (3.5%)	191 (14.3%)	11 (0.8%)	9 (0.7%)	6 (0.5%)	46 (3.5%)	14.2	305^th of 340 public high schools	10.3%		15.3	304^th of 338 public high schools	10.1%	1							63.5	57.4	53.0							54.3	54.6	44.3			48.0	$19,459	$745	$18,715
Bloomer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	210 S 7th Street	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6519	396	30	13.1	48.0%	275 (69.4%)	29 (7.3%)	66 (16.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	19 (4.8%)	33.7	445^th of 576 public elementary schools	22.7%		22.6	464^th of 557 public elementary schools	16.7%	19	62.7	75.9	52.0							77.6	70.4	58.8							35.3			$19,330	$1,175	$18,155
Carter Lake Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 Willow Drive	Carter Lake	51510	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 347-5876	301	23	13.0	45.5%	208 (69.1%)	20 (6.6%)	55 (18.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (5.6%)	24.6	475^th of 576 public elementary schools	17.5%		13.1	498^th of 557 public elementary schools	10.6%	23	53.5	68.8	51.5							67.4	68.8	60.6							42.4			$20,698	$1,193	$19,505
Edison Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2218 3rd Avenue	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6516	384	27	14.1	46.4%	271 (70.6%)	12 (3.1%)	83 (21.6%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.6%)	34.3	439^th of 576 public elementary schools	23.8%		25.7	455^th of 557 public elementary schools	18.3%	16	59.1	69.6	56.8							81.8	60.9	68.2							45.5			$18,750	$1,398	$17,351
Franklin Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3130 Ave C	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6469	421	31	13.5	45.4%	283 (67.2%)	26 (6.2%)	90 (21.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.5%)	41.5	392^nd of 576 public elementary schools	31.9%		20.9	468^th of 557 public elementary schools	16.0%	76	63.6	61.9	66.7							81.8	61.9	71.8							62.8			$17,313	$1,173	$16,140
Gerald W Kirn Middle School	Public	6-8	100 North Ave	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6454	913	59	15.5	48.5%	684 (74.9%)	40 (4.4%)	135 (14.8%)	9 (1.0%)	7 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	34 (3.7%)	27.8	279^th of 344 public middle schools	18.9%		30.3	266^th of 337 public middle schools	21.1%	13				62.2	64.6	73.3							67.7	66.5	74.5					60.7		$17,547	$654	$16,893
Hoover Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1205 North Broadway	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6537	401	28	14.1	39.2%	315 (78.6%)	14 (3.5%)	50 (12.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19 (4.7%)	62.2	241^st of 576 public elementary schools	58.2%		69.1	171^st of 557 public elementary schools	69.3%	70	62.3	75.6	84.6							73.8	70.7	84.6							71.8			$17,477	$593	$16,884
Lewis & Clark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1603 Grand Ave	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6471	271	17	15.8	33.9%	227 (83.8%)	6 (2.2%)	27 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	10 (3.7%)	60.3	260^th of 576 public elementary schools	54.9%		39.6	388^th of 557 public elementary schools	30.3%	128	65.1	83.3	70.7							90.7	86.7	75.6							56.1			$19,301	$591	$18,710
Longfellow Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2011 S 10th St	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6522	431	31	13.8	45.7%	286 (66.4%)	10 (2.3%)	104 (24.1%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	18 (4.2%)	22.5	484^th of 576 public elementary schools	16.0%		18.5	476^th of 557 public elementary schools	14.5%	8	37.7	66.1	43.1							63.8	77.4	66.2							43.1			$18,279	$1,230	$17,049
Roosevelt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	517 N 17th St	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6528	455	34	13.3	44.6%	318 (69.9%)	23 (5.1%)	81 (17.8%)	5 (1.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	25 (5.5%)	24	481^st of 576 public elementary schools	16.5%		13.6	496^th of 557 public elementary schools	11.0%	15	40.3	60.0	59.6							66.1	69.2	65.4							53.8			$19,039	$1,554	$17,485
Rue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3326 6th Avenue	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6540	385	25	15.3	43.1%	254 (66.0%)	16 (4.2%)	80 (20.8%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.8%)	26 (6.8%)	9.3	532^nd of 576 public elementary schools	7.6%		34.7	416^th of 557 public elementary schools	25.3%	116	36.2	55.6	46.2							55.3	66.7	48.1							34.6			$19,242	$1,012	$18,230
Thomas Jefferson High School	Public	9-12	2501 W Broadway	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6493	1,146	66	17.3	54.8%	792 (69.1%)	62 (5.4%)	222 (19.4%)	12 (1.0%)	5 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	51 (4.5%)	9.8	313^th of 340 public high schools	7.9%		11.3	312^th of 338 public high schools	7.7%	1							56.7	45.3	46.6							52.6	51.0	50.8			37.1	$19,012	$712	$18,300
Woodrow Wilson Middle School	Public	6-8	712 N 21st St	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 328-6476	855	62	13.8	58.9%	582 (68.1%)	57 (6.7%)	155 (18.1%)	9 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	46 (5.4%)	10.9	316^th of 344 public middle schools	8.1%		16	305^th of 337 public middle schools	9.5%	11				47.6	49.8	72.7							47.9	56.1	57.0					64.0		$18,064	$861	$17,203
College View Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	1225 College Road	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Council Bluffs Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 328-6452	488	31	15.6	30.7%	400 (82.0%)	13 (2.7%)	57 (11.7%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	70.7	166^th of 576 public elementary schools	71.2%		59.4	261^st of 557 public elementary schools	53.1%	95	63.9	83.1	88.1							80.7	81.5	86.4							83.1			$17,397	$688	$16,709
Titan Hill Intermediate School	Public	2-5	4125 Harry Langdon Blvd.	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Lewis Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 366-8289	901	52	17.3	39.4%	722 (80.1%)	12 (1.3%)	101 (11.2%)	11 (1.2%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	53 (5.9%)	40.9	396^th of 576 public elementary schools	31.3%		52.9	314^th of 557 public elementary schools	43.6%	82	61.1	68.8	65.0							70.4	64.7	73.2							68.2			$11,381	$352	$11,029
E A Kreft Primary School	Public	PK, KG-1	3206 Renner Dr.	Council Bluffs	51501	Pottawattamie County	Lewis Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 366-8292	502	34	14.5	41.2%	394 (78.5%)	11 (2.2%)	72 (14.3%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (4.6%)								(n/a)																						$13,892	$352	$13,540
Lewis Central Senior High School	Public	9-12	3504 Harry Langdon Blvd.	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Lewis Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 366-8322	1,020	59	17.4	32.8%	810 (79.4%)	22 (2.2%)	138 (13.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (4.2%)	63.7	133^rd of 340 public high schools	60.9%		62.7	131^st of 338 public high schools	61.2%	2							80.7	82.0	71.7							73.7	75.7	71.3			72.8	$12,326	$379	$11,947
Lewis Central Middle School	Public	6-8	3820 Harry Langdon Blvd.	Council Bluffs	51503	Pottawattamie County	Lewis Central Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 366-8252	720	46	15.7	37.9%	560 (77.8%)	12 (1.7%)	95 (13.2%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	48 (6.7%)	68.6	89^th of 344 public middle schools	74.1%		65.5	112^th of 337 public middle schools	66.8%	23				74.0	81.9	89.8							79.2	76.7	88.9					82.3		$12,659	$352	$12,307
Treynor Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Elementary Drive	Treynor	51575	Pottawattamie County	Treynor Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 487-3422	366	26	14.2	15.0%	344 (94.0%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	88.2	17^th of 576 public elementary schools	97.0%		88.9	17^th of 557 public elementary schools	96.9%		87.7	97.7	91.2							95.4	93.2	85.3							76.5			$10,728	$150	$10,579
Treynor High School	Public	9-12	102 E Main St	Treynor	51575	Pottawattamie County	Treynor Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 487-3804	254	18	14.1	14.2%	241 (94.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	3 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	94.1	1^st of 340 public high schools	99.7%		95.2	1^st of 338 public high schools	99.7%								95.9	100.0	94.5							90.5	92.2	92.7			90.6	$13,022	$122	$12,901
Treynor Middle School	Public	6-8	102 E Main St	Treynor	51575	Pottawattamie County	Treynor Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 487-3181	197	10	19.8	14.2%	188 (95.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.5%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	89.6	7^th of 344 public middle schools	98.0%		87.6	13^th of 337 public middle schools	96.1%	6				84.9	92.3	97.4							88.9	89.2	96.1					93.5		$10,345	$87	$10,259
Tri-Center Middle School	Public	6-8	33980 310th St	Neola	51559	Pottawattamie County	Tri-Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 485-2211	135	7	19.4	35.6%	121 (89.6%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (8.1%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	52.3	191^st of 344 public middle schools	44.5%		53.2	184^th of 337 public middle schools	45.4%	7				76.7	73.9	68.3							76.7	80.4	75.6					78.0		$9,865	$219	$9,646
Tri-Center Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	33980 310th St	Neola	51559	Pottawattamie County	Tri-Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 485-2211	364	32	11.4	34.1%	352 (96.7%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (2.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	68.6	185^th of 576 public elementary schools	67.9%		72.3	136^th of 557 public elementary schools	75.6%	49	79.3	77.6	74.5							91.4	81.6	76.4							67.3			$12,424	$248	$12,176
Tri-Center High School	Public	9-12	33980 310th St	Neola	51559	Pottawattamie County	Tri-Center Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 485-2211	225	16	13.7	30.2%	205 (91.1%)	3 (1.3%)	12 (5.3%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	59.6	157^th of 340 public high schools	53.8%		56.7	164^th of 338 public high schools	51.5%	7							72.9	82.1	81.7							60.4	66.1	75.0			78.6	$14,772	$296	$14,476
Underwood Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Third Street	Underwood	51576	Pottawattamie County	Underwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 566-2326	424	26	16.0	17.7%	403 (95.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.4%)	84.6	39^th of 576 public elementary schools	93.2%		82.7	55^th of 557 public elementary schools	90.1%	16	97.0	88.7	76.5							91.0	87.1	84.3							86.3			$12,224	$377	$11,847
Underwood High School	Public	9-12	629 North Street	Underwood	51576	Pottawattamie County	Underwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 566-2703	247	17	14.9	21.5%	225 (91.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.8%)	83.9	18^th of 340 public high schools	94.7%		79.2	36^th of 338 public high schools	89.3%	18							91.9	94.3	92.6							74.3	83.0	83.3			81.1	$13,963	$96	$13,867
Underwood Middle School	Public	6-8	601 Third Street	Underwood	51576	Pottawattamie County	Underwood Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 566-2332	184	9	21.2	17.4%	172 (93.5%)	1 (0.5%)	5 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.7%)	76	48^th of 344 public middle schools	86.0%		79.3	40^th of 337 public middle schools	88.1%	8				83.6	84.6	81.0							88.5	87.7	86.2					82.8		$10,797	$41	$10,756

Best Public Schools in Pottawattamie County, IA

Treynor High School

Treynor Middle School

Treynor Elementary School

Underwood Elementary School

Underwood High School

AHSTW Intermediate School

Underwood Middle School

AHSTW High School

College View Elementary

Lewis Central Middle School

Tri-Center Elementary School

Lewis Central Senior High School

Riverside Middle/Senior High School

Hoover Elementary School

Lewis & Clark Elementary School

Tri-Center High School

Tri-Center Middle School

Carson Elementary

Franklin Elementary School

Titan Hill Intermediate School

Edison Elementary School

Bloomer Elementary School

Gerald W Kirn Middle School

Carter Lake Elementary School

Roosevelt Elementary School

Longfellow Elementary School

Abraham Lincoln High School

Woodrow Wilson Middle School

Thomas Jefferson High School

Rue Elementary School

AHSTW Primary School

E A Kreft Primary School

Oakland Elementary

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