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Best Public Schools in Tama County, IA

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Schools

2,759

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedDysart-Geneseo Elementary School35^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

North Tama Elementary up 138 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Meskwaki Settlement School 7 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School and 1 more

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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
Dysart-Geneseo Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	411 Lincoln	Dysart	52224	Tama County	Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 476-7110	219	17	12.8	30.1%	196 (89.5%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.1%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.0%)	85.1	35^th of 576 public elementary schools	93.9%					(n/a)	95.7	81.6	88.2							91.3	92.1	91.2							78.1			$13,331	$373	$12,958
Union Middle School	Public	6-8	505 West	Dysart	52224	Tama County	Union Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 476-5100	194	16	12.1	27.8%	180 (92.8%)	1 (0.5%)	9 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	72.8	66^th of 344 public middle schools	80.8%					(n/a)				79.4	95.2	88.1							70.6	81.0	88.1					88.1		$14,761	$210	$14,552
GMG Secondary School	Public	7-12	306 Park Street	Garwin	50632	Tama County	GMG Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 499-2005	205	19	10.9	51.2%	180 (87.8%)	7 (3.4%)	10 (4.9%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.9%)	43.7	223^rd of 340 public high schools	34.4%		48.5	203^rd of 338 public high schools	39.9%	20					58.8	82.9	78.6	81.3	78.6					57.6	48.6	39.3	50.0	64.3		48.6	68.8	$14,599	$177	$14,421
North Tama High School	Public	7-12	605 Walnut	Traer	50675	Tama County	North Tama County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(319) 478-2265	203	16	12.7	42.9%	185 (91.1%)	2 (1.0%)	9 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.4%)	39.2	245^th of 340 public high schools	27.9%		48.4	205^th of 338 public high schools	39.3%	40					62.8	80.0	74.2	56.3	82.8					69.8	56.7	45.2	65.6	75.9		46.7	58.1	$15,071	$555	$14,517
North Tama Elementary	Public	PK, KG-6	605 Walnut	Traer	50675	Tama County	North Tama County Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(319) 478-2265	276	22	12.7	43.5%	260 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	6 (2.2%)	52.3	314^th of 576 public elementary schools	45.5%		26.4	452^nd of 557 public elementary schools	18.9%	138	62.9	73.2	61.8	85.2						74.3	75.6	79.4	85.2						58.8			$11,538	$389	$11,149
South Tama County Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-4	1611 Country Club Dr	Tama	52339	Tama County	South Tama County	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 484-3999	534	38	14.1	60.9%	236 (44.2%)	3 (0.6%)	216 (40.4%)	8 (1.5%)	42 (7.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (5.4%)	40	401^st of 576 public elementary schools	30.4%		51.6	319^th of 557 public elementary schools	42.7%	82	68.5	64.9								77.4	66.0											$13,013	$1,096	$11,916
South Tama County High School	Public	9-12	1715 Harding St	Tama	52339	Tama County	South Tama County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 484-4345	421	25	17.0	55.8%	196 (46.6%)	5 (1.2%)	155 (36.8%)	5 (1.2%)	33 (7.8%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.2%)	24.5	285^th of 340 public high schools	16.2%		18.1	297^th of 338 public high schools	12.1%	12							71.7	75.0	50.9							54.0	57.6	50.0			53.3	$16,283	$413	$15,869
South Tama County Middle School	Public	5-8	201 S Green	Toledo	52342	Tama County	South Tama County	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 484-4121	413	30	13.7	62.7%	193 (46.7%)	2 (0.5%)	158 (38.3%)	6 (1.5%)	26 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (6.8%)	20.9	298^th of 344 public middle schools	13.4%		27.5	276^th of 337 public middle schools	18.1%	22			68.6	64.0	63.4	70.7						58.1	59.0	64.5	63.6				58.1	64.3		$12,641	$379	$12,262
Meskwaki Settlement School	Public, Alternative	K-12	1608 305th St	Tama	52339	Tama County	Meskwaki Settlement School	(n/a)	No	No	Yes	(641) 484-9000	294	42	7.0	99.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	294 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

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