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Best Public Schools in Taylor County, IA

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1,041

Students

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Top rankedBedford Elementary School63^rd of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Lenox High School up 62 spots statewide this year

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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
Bedford High School	Public	6-12	906 Pennsylvania St	Bedford	50833	Taylor County	Bedford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(712) 523-2656	245	22	11.1	44.5%	229 (93.5%)	2 (0.8%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.0%)	80.6	30^th of 340 public high schools	91.2%		88.5	8^th of 338 public high schools	97.6%	22				93.5	97.7	90.9	96.6	88.5	89.3				93.5	93.0	87.9	79.3	70.4	75.0		90.9	88.5	$15,158	$335	$14,824
Bedford Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	906 Pennsylvania St	Bedford	50833	Taylor County	Bedford Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(712) 523-2116	269	20	13.4	58.0%	261 (97.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.7%)	81	63^rd of 576 public elementary schools	89.1%		84.2	42^nd of 557 public elementary schools	92.5%	21	65.2	94.7	80.6							89.1	97.4	88.9							91.7			$13,132	$909	$12,224
Lenox Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	600 S. Locust St.	Lenox	50851	Taylor County	Lenox Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 333-2244	308	22	14.0	51.3%	207 (67.2%)	2 (0.6%)	94 (30.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.6%)	57.5	278^th of 576 public elementary schools	51.7%		74	118^th of 557 public elementary schools	78.8%	160	57.9	83.3	57.6	77.3						81.6	88.9	75.8	88.6						54.5			$11,735	$549	$11,185
Lenox High School	Public	7-12	600 S Locust St	Lenox	50851	Taylor County	Lenox Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 333-2244	219	16	13.8	54.8%	157 (71.7%)	3 (1.4%)	56 (25.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	68.3	100^th of 340 public high schools	70.6%		57	162^nd of 338 public high schools	52.1%	62					82.1	84.6	80.5	84.6	75.6					67.9	96.2	82.9	80.8	65.9		84.6	76.9	$13,392	$428	$12,964

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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.

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