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Best Public Schools in Poweshiek County, IA

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Schools

2,566

Students

Districts

Top rankedMontezuma Elementary School71^st of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School up 107 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Montezuma Elementary School 11.1 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
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	1090 Jackson Street	Brooklyn	52211	Poweshiek County	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 522-9268	300	24	12.5	39.7%	274 (91.3%)	3 (1.0%)	18 (6.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	70.9	164^th of 576 public elementary schools	71.5%		61.5	233^rd of 557 public elementary schools	58.2%	69	73.2	88.6	86.8	90.9						80.5	68.6	73.6	87.9						73.6			$12,000	$294	$11,706
Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	1090 Jackson St	Brooklyn	52211	Poweshiek County	Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 522-7058	268	18	14.7	35.1%	246 (91.8%)	3 (1.1%)	13 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.5%)	71.4	78^th of 340 public high schools	77.1%		51.6	185^th of 338 public high schools	45.3%	107					86.4	89.5	91.5	85.0	83.7					88.6	84.2	74.5	72.5	69.8		78.9	72.5	$15,368	$55	$15,313
Bailey Park Elementary School	Public	K-2	210 8th Ave	Grinnell	50112	Poweshiek County	Grinnell-Newburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 236-2700	147	10	14.0	42.2%	124 (84.4%)	3 (2.0%)	15 (10.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.4%)								(n/a)																						$16,074	$1,524	$14,550
Davis Elementary School	Public	3-4	818 Hamilton Avenue	Grinnell	50112	Poweshiek County	Grinnell-Newburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 236-2700	213	14	15.3	36.6%	185 (86.9%)	5 (2.3%)	10 (4.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.2%)	72.6	142^nd of 576 public elementary schools	75.3%		70.6	156^th of 557 public elementary schools	72.0%	14	70.7	82.9								87.0	86.3											$12,399	$477	$11,922
Fairview Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-2	1310 Hobart St	Grinnell	50112	Poweshiek County	Grinnell-Newburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 236-2700	242	17	13.8	34.7%	194 (80.2%)	12 (5.0%)	19 (7.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (6.2%)								(n/a)																						$17,326	$507	$16,819
Grinnell Community Senior High School	Public	9-12	1333 Sunset St	Grinnell	50112	Poweshiek County	Grinnell-Newburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 236-2700	512	30	16.8	31.6%	449 (87.7%)	14 (2.7%)	29 (5.7%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.5%)	77.7	45^th of 340 public high schools	86.8%		78.4	39^th of 338 public high schools	88.5%	6							83.8	90.2	84.7							73.8	83.5	80.2			77.4	$14,271	$399	$13,871
Grinnell Community Middle School	Public	5-8	132 East Street S.	Grinnell	50112	Poweshiek County	Grinnell-Newburg Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 236-2700	420	32	13.1	34.5%	357 (85.0%)	10 (2.4%)	26 (6.2%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (5.7%)	51.5	194^th of 344 public middle schools	43.6%		64.6	119^th of 337 public middle schools	64.7%	75			65.7	70.9	78.3	78.8						67.6	76.7	80.4	82.8				65.7	61.6		$12,622	$314	$12,308
Montezuma Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	504 North 4th Street	Montezuma	50171	Poweshiek County	Montezuma Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 623-5129	218	20	11.1	40.4%	211 (96.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	80.3	71^st of 576 public elementary schools	87.7%		75.7	107^th of 557 public elementary schools	80.8%	36	78.0	87.0	90.9							80.5	91.3	95.5							81.8			$12,306	$525	$11,781
Montezuma High School	Public	9-12	504 N. 4th St.	Montezuma	50171	Poweshiek County	Montezuma Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 623-5121	140	12	11.8	32.9%	132 (94.3%)	3 (2.1%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.1%)	66.3	114^th of 340 public high schools	66.5%		64.8	120^th of 338 public high schools	64.5%	6							83.3	76.0	81.8							83.3	76.0	69.7			64.0	$19,393	$194	$19,199
Montezuma Junior High School	Public	6-8	504 North 4th Street	Montezuma	50171	Poweshiek County	Montezuma Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 623-5121	106	6	17.5	39.6%	99 (93.4%)	1 (0.9%)	4 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	68.7	88^th of 344 public middle schools	74.4%		71.2	79^th of 337 public middle schools	76.6%	9				70.3	92.9	92.3							81.1	82.1	92.3					69.2		$7,329	$112	$7,217

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