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Best Public Schools in Warren County, IA

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Schools

10,378

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedIrving Elementary School34^th of 576 Iowa elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Indianola High School up 129 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Southeast Warren Primary 10.3 students per teacher

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Newly ranked this year

Southeast Warren Primary

SchoolDigger ratings

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3 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
Carlisle Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-3	430 School St	Carlisle	50047	Warren County	Carlisle Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 989-0339	715	53	13.5	29.9%	561 (78.5%)	11 (1.5%)	82 (11.5%)	30 (4.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (4.2%)								(n/a)	78.4									82.0												$11,109	$400	$10,709
Carlisle High School	Public	9-12	430 School St	Carlisle	50047	Warren County	Carlisle Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 989-0831	754	36	20.8	23.3%	615 (81.6%)	9 (1.2%)	79 (10.5%)	19 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (3.8%)	66.3	113^th of 340 public high schools	66.8%		72.8	75^th of 338 public high schools	77.8%	38							84.9	83.0	76.5							74.1	73.2	69.5			73.1	$11,863	$126	$11,737
Hartford Upper Elementary	Public	4-5	500 N. Vine	Hartford	50118	Warren County	Carlisle Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 989-0316	303	21	14.5	27.1%	248 (81.8%)	4 (1.3%)	24 (7.9%)	16 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.3%)	73.8	130^th of 576 public elementary schools	77.4%		66	191^st of 557 public elementary schools	65.7%	61		82.4	78.5								84.9	84.7							70.8			$9,940	$408	$9,531
Carlisle Middle School	Public	6-8	325 Scotchridge Rd	Carlisle	50047	Warren County	Carlisle Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 989-0833	518	40	13.1	30.1%	405 (78.2%)	12 (2.3%)	62 (12.0%)	23 (4.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.7%)	44.8	229^th of 344 public middle schools	33.4%		35.5	252^nd of 337 public middle schools	25.2%	23				75.0	69.3	83.6							71.6	69.9	78.4					64.3		$10,769	$174	$10,595
Emerson Elementary School	Public	K-5	1109 E Euclid	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 961-9550	396	32	12.3	27.3%	348 (87.9%)	4 (1.0%)	23 (5.8%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.3%)	46.8	356^th of 576 public elementary schools	38.2%		64.1	207^th of 557 public elementary schools	62.8%	149	56.5	86.1	58.6							63.8	84.7	71.4							62.9			$12,431	$403	$12,028
Indianola High School	Public	9-12	1304 E 1st	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 961-9510	1,165	64	18.2	24.0%	1,038 (89.1%)	8 (0.7%)	58 (5.0%)	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	50 (4.3%)	78.1	44^th of 340 public high schools	87.1%		54.4	173^rd of 338 public high schools	48.8%	129							85.3	87.8	82.0							73.9	80.8	81.1			84.1	$12,807	$292	$12,516
Irving Elementary School	Public	K-5	500 W Clinton	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 961-9560	395	27	14.5	14.9%	365 (92.4%)	2 (0.5%)	15 (3.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.0%)	85.6	34^th of 576 public elementary schools	94.1%		84.9	36^th of 557 public elementary schools	93.5%	2	76.9	93.9	87.3							86.2	93.9	95.8							78.9			$10,971	$101	$10,870
Indianola Middle School	Public	6-8	403 S 15th St	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 961-9530	818	57	14.4	30.2%	724 (88.5%)	9 (1.1%)	45 (5.5%)	7 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	31 (3.8%)	58.8	151^st of 344 public middle schools	56.1%		61	140^th of 337 public middle schools	58.5%	11				77.1	81.5	87.9							67.7	71.2	82.7					79.4		$12,173	$196	$11,977
Whittier Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1306 W Salem	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 961-9570	369	23	16.0	31.2%	316 (85.6%)	2 (0.5%)	28 (7.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.0%)	55.4	290^th of 576 public elementary schools	49.7%		53.4	307^th of 557 public elementary schools	44.9%	17	68.8	86.0	79.1							75.0	79.1	65.1							57.1			$12,658	$258	$12,401
Wilder Elementary School	Public	K-5	2303 W Euclid	Indianola	50125	Warren County	Indianola Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 961-9540	456	36	12.6	36.2%	402 (88.2%)	5 (1.1%)	31 (6.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.7%)	50.9	324^th of 576 public elementary schools	43.8%		42	382^nd of 557 public elementary schools	31.4%	58	65.5	63.0	69.7							81.8	75.3	80.3							63.6			$13,704	$809	$12,895
Martensdale Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-6	390 Burlington	Martensdale	50160	Warren County	Martensdale-St Marys Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 764-2621	307	21	14.3	24.8%	279 (90.9%)	1 (0.3%)	12 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.9%)	70	173^rd of 576 public elementary schools	70.0%		81	64^th of 557 public elementary schools	88.5%	109	51.4	86.8	75.6	92.3						74.3	89.5	95.6	87.2						66.7			$12,243	$549	$11,694
Martensdale-St Marys Junior-Senior High School	Public	7-12	390 Burlington	Martensdale	50160	Warren County	Martensdale-St Marys Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 764-2486	225	19	12.1	26.7%	209 (92.9%)	3 (1.3%)	10 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	73.7	64^th of 340 public high schools	81.2%		62	136^th of 338 public high schools	59.8%	72					82.9	92.6	89.6	97.1	66.7					85.4	77.8	83.3	80.0	59.5		92.6	88.6	$13,788	$409	$13,378
Lakewood Elementary School	Public	4-5	9210 Happy Hollow Dr	Norwalk	50211	Warren County	Norwalk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 981-1850	554	38	14.6	17.3%	481 (86.8%)	12 (2.2%)	35 (6.3%)	9 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.7%)	72.4	144^th of 576 public elementary schools	75.0%		76.9	93^rd of 557 public elementary schools	83.3%	51		84.5	80.8								82.9	79.0							70.5			$13,305	$405	$12,900
Norwalk Middle School	Public	6-8	200 Cherry Street	Norwalk	50211	Warren County	Norwalk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 981-0435	824	54	15.3	18.1%	712 (86.4%)	14 (1.7%)	63 (7.6%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (3.6%)	63.1	122^nd of 344 public middle schools	64.5%		62.4	136^th of 337 public middle schools	59.6%	14				81.1	80.7	63.2							82.5	84.0	88.0					76.0		$14,307	$188	$14,119
Norwalk Senior High School	Public	9-12	1201 North Ave	Norwalk	50211	Warren County	Norwalk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(515) 981-4201	1,035	62	16.6	15.1%	907 (87.6%)	18 (1.7%)	64 (6.2%)	10 (1.0%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (3.2%)	71.4	79^th of 340 public high schools	76.8%		59.5	152^nd of 338 public high schools	55.0%	73							86.6	82.8	72.2							79.8	80.1	78.7			72.3	$17,567	$242	$17,325
Oviatt Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-1	713 School Avenue	Norwalk	50211	Warren County	Norwalk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 981-1005	548	38	14.6	14.4%	455 (83.0%)	15 (2.7%)	42 (7.7%)	7 (1.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (4.7%)								(n/a)																						$14,180	$322	$13,858
Orchard Hills Elementary	Public	2-3	1130 W North Avenue	Norwalk	50211	Warren County	Norwalk Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(515) 981-1855	558	37	15.1	23.8%	460 (82.4%)	10 (1.8%)	42 (7.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (7.5%)								(n/a)	83.0									84.8
Southeast Warren Primary	Public	PK, KG-4	316 N 5th	Milo	50166	Warren County	Southeast Warren Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	Yes	(641) 942-6216	162	16	10.3	35.8%	157 (96.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	69.3	180^th of 576 public elementary schools	68.8%					(n/a)	75.9	81.8								79.3	86.4											$12,545	$574	$11,972
Southeast Warren Junior-Senior High School	Public	5-12	16331 Tyler St	Liberty Center	50145	Warren County	Southeast Warren Community School District	No	(n/a)	No	No	(641) 466-3331	276	24	11.7	29.7%	260 (94.2%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	51.7	192^nd of 340 public high schools	43.5%		67.1	104^th of 338 public high schools	69.2%	88			93.8	90.6	85.2	88.9	83.3	76.5	75.6			81.3	75.0	88.9	85.2	50.0	73.5	65.9	68.8	77.8	64.7	$14,945	$97	$14,849

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